When to write a neurology case report.

Richard A Rison, Jennifer Kelly Shepphird, Said R Beydoun

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it

0cells of the map it votes in

1citing papers in PubMed

–field-weighted citation impact

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

How to choose the best journal for your case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Richard A RisonUniversity of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles County Medical Center, Medical Director PIH Health Hospital-Whittier Stroke Program, Medical Director PIH Health Hospital-Whittier Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory, Neurology Consultants Medical Group, 12401 Washington Boulevard, Whittier, CA, 90602, USA. rison@usc.edu.

Jennifer Kelly ShepphirdJKS Science & Medical Writing, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Said R BeydounKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Medical Center, 1520 San Pablo Street, Suite 3000, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Case report publication has seen a resurgence in recent years as awareness of the value of case reports in clinical medicine has grown. Not all areas of medical research are amenable to large clinical trials. Many topics are better addressed by more detailed descriptions of multi-factorial components that contribute to outcomes, and these are areas where case reports shine. Determining the suitability of a case for publication requires background research and discussion. Writing a case or series reinforces many aspects of the medical training process, and house staff are encouraged to research, write, and submit reports. The medical community benefits in many ways from case reports, from improving individual patient care to guiding future research directions.

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Medical RecordsNeurologyHumansJournalism, MedicalMedical WritingPeriodicals as Topic

Identifiers

PMID27048244

DOI10.1186/s13256-016-0868-9

PMCPMC4822247

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