<p>Submission template for JNIS case reports</p><p> 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</p><p>TITLE OF CASE Do not include “a case report” in the title</p><p>SUMMARY Up to 150 words summarising the case presentation and outcome (this will be freely available online)</p><p>BACKGROUND Why you think this case is important – why did you write it up?</p><p>CASE PRESENTATION Presenting features, medical/social/family history</p><p>INVESTIGATIONS If relevant</p><p>DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS If relevant</p><p>Revised May 2012 Page 1 of 2 TREATMENT If relevant </p><p>OUTCOME AND FOLLOW-UP </p><p>DISCUSSION Include a very brief review of similar published cases </p><p>LEARNING POINTS/TAKE HOME MESSAGES 3 to 5 bullet points – this is a required field</p><p>REFERENCES Vancouver style (Was the patient involved in a clinical trial? Please reference related articles)</p><p>FIGURE/VIDEO CAPTIONS figures should NOT be embedded in this document</p><p>PATIENT’S PERSPECTIVE Optional</p><p>PLEASE SAVE YOUR TEMPLATE WITH THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:</p><p>Corresponding author’s last name and date of submission, eg, </p><p>Smith_May_2012.doc</p><p>Revised May 2012 Page 2 of 2</p>