Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Μελέτη Περίπτωσης	Αφηγηματική Ανασκόπηση Βιβλιογραφίας
Πεδίο	Ακαδημαϊκή Γραφή	Ακαδημαϊκή Γραφή
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1800	1900
Δημιουργός	Clinical medicine (long tradition)	Research community (traditional academic writing format)
Τύπος	Document Type	Document Type
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Gagnier, J. J., Kienle, G., Altman, D. G., Moher, D., Lakatos, P., & Conboy, T. A. (2013). The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case report guideline development. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 67(1), 46–51.	Green, B. N., Johnson, C. D., & Adams, A. (2006). Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals: secrets of the trade. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, 5(3), 101–117.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	case series, case study, clinical case, patient report	narrative review, literature survey, interpretive review, state-of-the-art review
Συναφείς	2	3
Σύνοψη	A case report is a detailed clinical account of one patient's diagnosis, treatment, and outcome, typically used to describe novel, unusual, or educational cases not previously reported. Unlike controlled studies with comparison groups, case reports are observational, non-comparative, and generate hypotheses rather than test them. Occupying the lowest rung of evidence hierarchy, case reports are nonetheless valuable for early signal detection, documenting rare diseases, and communicating clinical wisdom. The CARE guidelines (2013) provide reporting standards to ensure completeness and transparency.	A narrative literature review is an interpretive synthesis of published research organized around themes, concepts, or historical progression rather than systematic search. Unlike systematic reviews, narrative reviews employ subjective study selection, do not require protocol registration, and prioritize depth of interpretation over exhaustive comprehensiveness. Narrative reviews are valuable for conceptual synthesis, exploring emerging fields with sparse literature, and providing historical context; they have been the traditional form of scholarly literature synthesis since the inception of academic journals.