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What is a Medical Case Report Abstract Used For?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Medical and clinical case reports (or “clinical vignettes”) are integral in recording unusual and rare cases of diseases, disorders, and injuries. They provide not only the details of a given case, but also briefly include background and establish the wider significance of a case in the medical literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before researchers will even have a chance to read your case report, they will likely be searching through abstract indexes (e.g., via search engines such as PubMed<\/a> or ScienceDirect<\/a>) to locate information relevant to their own medical research. Therefore, both the title and brief abstract are crucial to providing critical details about your case report. The following guidelines and case report templates will help you compose a title and abstract for medical case reports submitted to case report journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formatting to Fit Your Target Journal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The information in this guide is generally applicable to case reports intended for submission to most medical journals. However, each journal has its own guidelines<\/a> for content and formatting provided in the journal\u2019s \u201cInstructions for authors\u201d, \u201cAuthor guidelines\u201d or \u201cPreparing your manuscript\u201d section. Read various medical case reports to gain a sense of the different formatting styles used by specific journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Case Report Journals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some medical journals publish a limited number of case reports. There are also numerous respected, peer-reviewed medical journals that specialize in case reports; many are open access journals. A few examples are Journal of Medical Case Reports<\/a>, Oxford Medical Case Reports<\/a>, BJR Case Reports<\/a>, and International Journal of Surgery Case Reports.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Case Report Title<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As the first element of a case report that readers will see, the title should be informative<\/em>, highly relevant <\/em>to the subject, and concise<\/em>. It should attract the attention of researchers and other readers of a journal while remaining authentic and convincing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Useful Terms to Include in the Title<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n