Table 1 Search strategy of Medline (via PubMed)

#1

“cerebrovascular disorders”[Mesh] or “brain injuries”[Mesh] or “brain injury, chronic”[Mesh]

#2

“stroke$” [Text Word] or “cva” [Text Word] or “poststroke” [Text Word] or “post-stroke”[Text Word]

#3

“cerebrovasc$” [Text Word] or “cerebral vascular” [Text Word]

#4

“cerebral” [Text Word] or “cerebellar” [Text Word] or “brain$” [Text Word] or “vertebrobasilar”[Text Word]

#5

“infarct$” [Text Word] or “isch?emi$” [Text Word] or “thrombo$” [Text Word] or “emboli$” [Text Word] or “apoplexy”[Text Word]

#6

#4 and #5

#7

“cerebral” [Text Word] or “brain” [Text Word] or “subarachnoid”[Text Word]

#8

“haemorrhage” [Text Word] or “hemorrhage” [Text Word] or “haematoma” [Text Word] or “hematoma” [Text Word] or “bleed$”[Text Word]

#9

#7 and #8

#10

“hemiplegia”[Mesh] or “paresis”[Mesh]

#11

“hempar$” [TW]or “hemipleg$” [TW]or “brain injur$” [TW]

#12

“Gait Disorders, Neurologic”[Mesh]

#13

#1 or #2 or #3 or #6 or #9 or #10 or #11 or #12

#14

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation[Text Word]

#15

Magnetic Field Therapy[Text Word]

#16

Magnetics[Text Word]

#17

Electromagnetic Fields[Text Word] or Electromagnetic Phenomena[Text Word]

#18

((“magnet$” or “electromagnet$” or “electro-magnet$”) adj5 (“stimulat$” or “field$” or “coil$”))[Text Word]

#19

(TMS or rTMS)[Text Word]

#20

#14 or #15 or #16 or #17 or #18 or #19

#21

randomized controlled trial [pt]

#22

controlled clinical trial [pt]

#23

randomized [tiab]

#24

placebo [tiab]

#25

clinical trials as topic [mesh: noexp]

#26

randomly [tiab]

#27

trial [ti]

#28

#21 OR #22 OR #23 OR #24 OR #25 OR #26 OR #27

#29

humans [mh]

#30

#28 AND #29

#31

#13 AND #20 AND #30