Table 6 Search strategy

PubMed

N = 38

((((((((((cerebral palsy[MeSH Terms]) OR (Cerebral pals*)) OR (CP)) OR (hemiplegi*)) OR (monoplegi*)) OR (diplegi*)) OR (triplegi*)) OR (quadriplegi*)) OR (tetraplegi*)) AND (((((transcranial magnetic stimulation[MeSH Terms]) OR (transcranial direct current stimulation[MeSH Terms])) OR (((((TMS) OR (transcranial magnetic stimulation*)) OR (rTMS)) OR (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation*)) OR (deep transcranial magnetic stimulation*))) OR ((tDCS) OR (transcranial direct current stimulation*))) OR (((NIBS) OR (non-invasive brain stimulation*)) OR (noninvasive brain stimulation*)))) AND ((((((((standing) OR (balance)) OR (mobility)) OR (walking)) OR (lower extremity[MeSH Terms])) OR (lower limb*)) OR (lower extremit*)) OR (motor function)) AND ((humans[Filter]) AND (english[Filter]) AND (allchild[Filter])) Filters: Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Humans, English, Child: birth-18 years

EMBASE

N = 80

('cerebral palsy'/exp OR 'cp'/exp OR 'hemiplegi*' OR 'monoplegi*' OR 'diplegi*' OR 'triplegi*' OR 'quadriplegi*' OR 'tetraplegi*') AND ('tms'/exp OR 'transcranial magnetic stimulation*' OR 'rtms' OR 'repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation*' OR 'deep transcranial magnetic stimulation'/exp OR 'tdcs' OR 'transcranial direct current stimulation*' OR 'nibs' OR 'non-invasive brain stimulation*' OR 'noninvasive brain stimulation*') AND ('balance'/exp OR 'mobility'/exp OR 'standing'/exp OR 'walking'/exp OR 'lower limb*' OR 'lower extremit*' OR 'motor function'/exp) AND ('child'/exp OR 'children'/exp OR 'kid*' OR 'neonate'/exp OR 'infant*') NOT ('adult*' OR 'mice'/exp OR 'mouse'/exp)

Prosquest

N = 186

(((("cerebral palsy" OR "CP" OR "hemiplegi*" OR "monoplegi*" OR "diplegi*" OR "triplegi*" OR "quadriplegi*" OR "tetraplegi*") NOT ("apoplexy" OR "autism" OR "ASDs" OR "stroke")) AND (("child" OR "children" OR "kid*" OR "neonate" OR "infant*") NOT ("adult*" OR "mice" OR "mouse")) AND (("TMS" OR "transcranial magnetic stimulation*" OR "rTMS" OR "repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation*" OR "deep transcranial magnetic stimulation") OR ("tDCS" OR "transcranial direct current stimulation*" NOT ("FES" OR "functional electrical stimulation")) OR ("NIBS" OR "non-invasive brain stimulation*" OR "noninvasive brain stimulation*"))) AND ( "standing" OR "balance" OR "mobility" OR "walking" OR "lower extremit*" OR "lower limb*" OR "motor function"))AND (la.exact("ENG") AND stype.exact("Scholarly Journals"))

Scopus

N = 85

( TITLE-ABS-KEY ( "cerebral palsy" OR "CP" OR "hemiplegi*" OR "monoplegi*" OR "diplegi*" OR "triplegi*" OR "quadriplegi*" OR "tetraplegi*") AND TITLE-ABS-KEY ( "TMS" OR "transcranial magnetic stimulation*" OR "rTMS" OR "repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation*" OR "deep transcranial magnetic stimulation" OR "tDCS" OR "transcranial direct current stimulation*" OR "NIBS" OR "non-invasive brain stimulation*" OR "non-invasive brain stimulation*") AND TITLE-ABS-KEY ( "standing" OR "balance" OR "mobility" OR "walking" OR "lower extremit*" OR "lower limb*" OR "motor function") AND TITLE-ABS-KEY ( "child" OR "children" OR "kid*" OR "neonate" OR "infant*")) AND ( LIMIT-TO ( LANGUAGE, "English")) AND ( LIMIT-TO ( DOCTYPE, "cp") OR LIMIT-TO ( DOCTYPE, "ar"))

Web of science

N = 98

(TS = "cerebral palsy" OR "CP" OR "hemiplegi*" OR "monoplegi*" OR "diplegi*" OR "triplegi*" OR "quadriplegi*" OR "tetraplegi*" (All Fields) AND "child" OR "children" OR "kid*" OR "neonate" OR "infant*" (All Fields) AND "TMS" OR "transcranial magnetic stimulation*" OR "rTMS" OR "repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation*" OR "deep transcranial magnetic stimulation" OR "tDCS" OR "transcranial direct current stimulation*" OR "NIBS" OR "non-invasive brain stimulation*" OR "noninvasive brain stimulation*" (All Fields) AND "standing" OR "balance" OR "mobility" OR "walking" OR "lower extremit*" OR "lower limb*" OR "motor function" (All Fields) and Review Article (Exclude – Document Types) and English (Languages))