Table 1.

Search strategy of MEDLINE

MEDLINE (via PubMed)
1. Stroke [mh] or Cerebrovascular disorders [mh] or Basal ganglia cerebrovascular disease [mh] or Brain ischemia [mh] or Carotid artery diseases [mh] or Cerebral small vessel diseases [mh] or Intracranial arterial diseases [mh] or Intracranial embolism and thrombosis [mh] or Intracranial hemorrhages [mh] or Brain infarction [mh] or Stroke, lacunar [mh] or Vasospasm, intracranial [mh] or Vertebral artery dissection [mh] or Hemiplegia [mh] or Paresis [mh] or Brain injuries [mh] or Brain injury, chronic [mh]
2. Stroke* [tiab] or Poststroke [tiab] or Post-stroke [tiab] or Cerebrovasc* [tiab]
3. 1 or 2
4. Vagus nerve [mh]
5. Vagus nerve [tiab] or Vagal nerve [tiab] or Vagus nerve stimul* [tiab] or Vagal nerve stimul* [tiab]
6. 4 or 5
7. Upper extremity [mh]
8. Upper limb* [tiab] or upper extremit* [tiab] or arm* [tiab] or shoulder* [tiab] or hand* [tiab] or elbow* [tiab] or forearm* [tiab] or wrist* [tiab] or finger* [tiab] or axilla* [tiab]
9. 7 or 8
10. 3 and 6 and 9