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Subpial transection surgery for epilepsy

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Appendices

Appendix 1. Epilepsy Specialised Register search strategy

#1 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Hemispherectomy Explode All

#2 hemispherectomy

#3 lobectomy

#4 "subpial transection" or "sub‐pial transection"

#5 transection*

#6 epilep* NEAR3 surg*

#7 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6

#8 INREGISTER

#9 #7 AND #8

Appendix 2. CENTRAL search strategy

#1         MeSH descriptor Epilepsy explode all trees

#2         MeSH descriptor Seizures explode all trees

#3         (epilepsy* or seizure* or convuls*)

#4         (#1 OR #2 OR #3)

#5         MeSH descriptor Hemispherectomy explode all trees

#6         (hemispherectomy)

#7         (lobectomy)

#8         (subpial transection) or (sub‐pial transection)

#9         (transection*)

#10       (epilep* NEAR/3 surg*)

#11       (#5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10)

#12       (#4 AND #11)

Appendix 3. MEDLINE search strategy

This strategy is based on the Cochrane Highly Sensitive Search Strategy for identifying randomized trials (Lefebvre 2011).

1. randomized controlled trial.pt.

2. controlled clinical trial.pt.

3. randomized.ab.

4. placebo.ab.

5. clinical trials as topic.sh.

6. randomly.ab.

7. trial.ti.

8. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7

9. exp animals/ not humans.sh.

10. 8 not 9

11. exp Epilepsy/

12. exp Seizures/

13. (epilep$ or seizure$ or convuls$).tw.

14. 11 or 12 or 13

15. exp Hemispherectomy/

16. hemispherectomy.tw.

17. lobectomy.tw.

18. transection$.tw.

19. ((subpial or sub‐pial) adj transection).tw.

20. (epilep$ adj3 surg$).tw.

21. 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20

22. 10 and 14 and 21

Study flow diagram.
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Study flow diagram.