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. 2015 Nov 13;2015(11):CD004552. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004552.pub2

1. Search strategy ‐ MEDLINE.

Search terms
1. intrathecal.af.
 2. infusion pump$.af.
 3. infusion pumps/
 4. infusion pumps, implantable/
 5. infusion system$.af.
 6. injections, spinal/
 7. injection$.af.
 8. infusion.af.
 9. infusions, parenteral/
 10. continuous infusion.af.
 11. drug infusion.af.
 12. drug infusion/
 13. chronic drug administration.af.
 14. bolus.af.
 15. or/1‐14
 16. baclofen.af.
 17. Baclofen/
 18. aminobutyric acid$.af.
 19. 4 Aminobutyric Acid/
 20. GABA.af.
 21. muscle relaxant$.af.
 22. muscle relaxants, central/
 23. or/16‐22
 24. spastic$.af.
 25. exp Muscle Hypertonia/
 26. hypertoni$.af.
 27. MUSCLE RIGIDITY/
 28. exp Muscle Spasm/
 29. exp muscle contraction/
 30. exp muscle tonus/
 31. muscle spasm$.af.
 32. muscle stiff$.af.
 33. muscle spasm$.af.
 34. muscle contraction$.af.
 35. muscle ton$.af.
 36. muscle rigidity.af.
 37. ashworth score.af.
 38. PEDI.af.
 39. GMFM$.af.
 40. exp motor skills/
 41. functional assessment.af.
 42. exp treatment outcome/
 43. exp "Activities of Daily Living"/
 44. exp ambulation/
 45. exp locomotion/
 46. or/24‐45
 47. cerebral palsy.af.
 48. Cerebral Palsy/
 49. 47 or 48
 50. 15 and 23 and 46 and 49
 51. ("randomi#ed controlled trial$" or "randomi#ed controled trial$").af.
 52. Randomized Controlled Trial/
 53. randomization/
 54. (randomi#ation or "random allocation$").af.
 55. exp controlled study/
 56. ("controlled stud$" or "controled stud$").af.
 57. ("controlled clinical trial$" or "controled clinical trial$").af.
 58. exp evidence based medicine/
 59. exp clinical trial/
 60. (clin$ adj5 trial$).af.
 61. ((singl$ or doubl$ or trebl$ or tripl$) adj5 (blind$ or mask$)).af.
 62. Double Blind Procedure/
 63. Single Blind Procedure/
 64. Placebo/
 65. placebo$.af.
 66. random$.af.
 67. exp methodology/
 68. "research design$".af.
 69. follow up/
 70. evaluation/
 71. exp comparative study/
 72. prospective study/
 73. retrospective study/
 74. exp prevalence/
 75. "cross sectional stud$".af.
 76. (control$ or prospectiv$ or volunteer$).af.
 77. or/51‐76
 78. 50 and 77
 79. limit 78 to (humans and ("all infant (birth to 23 months)" or "all child (0 to 18 years)" or "infant (1 to 23 months)" or "preschool child (2 to 5 years)" or "child (6 to 12 years)" or "adolescent (13 to 18 years)"))
 80. limit 79 to (case reports or comment or "review")
 81. 79 not 80