Table 1.
The search strategy for Pub Med database.
| No | Search terms |
|---|---|
| #1 | post-stroke.ti,mesh. |
| #2 | poststroke.ti,ab. |
| #3 | Apoplectic.ti,ab. |
| #4 | after stroke.ti,ab. |
| #5 | Cerebral hemorrhage. ti,ab. |
| #6 | Cerebral embolism |
| #7 | #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6 |
| #8 | acupuncture.ti,mesh. |
| #9 | acupoint.ti,ab. |
| #10 | fire-needle.ti,ab. |
| #11 | three-edged needle.ti,ab. |
| #12 | plum blossom needle.ti,ab. |
| #13 | pinprick.ti,ab. |
| #14 | needle therapy.ti,ab. |
| #15 | needle.ti,ab. |
| #16 | #8 or #9 or #10 or #11 or #12 or #13 or #14 or #15 |
| #17 | randomized controlled trial.pt. |
| #18 | randomized.ab. |
| #19 | trial.ab. |
| #20 | #17 or #18 or #19 |
| #21 | #7 and #16 and #20 |