Table 4.

Quality assessment of case reports using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tools

Study	Miller J. 2019 [22]	Giesenhagen et al. 2018 [19]	Tekin et al. 2011 [29]	Stevenes et al. 2010 [28]	Peñarrocha et al. 2005 [25]
Were patient´s demographic characteristics clearly described?	+	+	+	+	+
Was the patient’s history clearly described and presented as a timeline?	+	−	−	−	+
Was the current clinical condition of the patient on presentation clearly described?	+	+	+	+	+
Were diagnostic tests or assessment methods and the results clearly described?	−	+	?	+	+
Was the intervention or treatment procedure clearly described?	+	+	+	+	+
Was the post-intervention clinical condition clearly described?	+	+	+	+	+
Were adverse events (harms) or unanticipated events identified and described?	+	+	+	+	+
Does the case report provide takeaway lessons?	−	+	+	+	+

+ = yes, − = no, ? = unclear