Template for BMJ Cases s2

Submission template for JNIS case reports

 Case reports submitted to JNIS must be submitted online http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jnis using this Word template o You will be asked for more detailed information on submission, eg, authors and affiliations; you can also upload images, multimedia files, etc o There is guidance on how to complete each section of the template on the BMJ Case Reports website http://casereports.bmj.com/site/about/How_to_complete_full_cases_template.pdf  You must have signed informed consent from patients (or relatives/guardians) before submitting to JNIS. Please anonymise the patient’s details as much as possible, eg, specific ages, occupations. Consent forms are available in several languages http://group.bmj.com/products/journals/patient-consent-forms/consentforms  The case report will be peer reviewed by the JNIS editorial team. If accepted it will be published on the BMJ Case Reports website http://casereports.bmj.com. It will then be republished by JNIS online and in print o You do not have to be a subscriber (Fellow) to BMJ Case Reports to submit to JNIS o BMJ Case Reports and JNIS are both indexed by Medline (PubMed) o Republication in JNIS does not constitute duplicate publication

TITLE OF CASE Do not include “a case report” in the title

SUMMARY Up to 150 words summarising the case presentation and outcome (this will be freely available online)

BACKGROUND Why you think this case is important – why did you write it up?

CASE PRESENTATION Presenting features, medical/social/family history

INVESTIGATIONS If relevant

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS If relevant

Revised May 2012 Page 1 of 2 TREATMENT If relevant

OUTCOME AND FOLLOW-UP

DISCUSSION Include a very brief review of similar published cases

LEARNING POINTS/TAKE HOME MESSAGES 3 to 5 bullet points – this is a required field

REFERENCES Vancouver style (Was the patient involved in a clinical trial? Please reference related articles)

FIGURE/VIDEO CAPTIONS figures should NOT be embedded in this document

PATIENT’S PERSPECTIVE Optional

PLEASE SAVE YOUR TEMPLATE WITH THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:

Corresponding author’s last name and date of submission, eg,

Smith_May_2012.doc

Revised May 2012 Page 2 of 2