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. 2025 Nov 12;17(11):e96707. doi: 10.7759/cureus.96707

Table 3. Risk of bias assessment for the case series and case reports.

JBI: Joanna Briggs Institute.

Author & Year  Study design  Tool used  Selection/Inclusion criteria  Reporting of clinical details  Outcome reporting/Follow-up  Confounding/Validity  Overall Risk of Bias 
Tobinick (2011) [10] Case series  JBI checklist for case series  Partial  Yes  Limited  Unclear  High risk 
Tobinick (2020) [11] Case report  JBI checklist for case reports  N/A  Yes  Yes  Unclear  High risk