Commentary: The (un)usual suspects

The Unusual Suspects: Myths and Misconceptions Associated with Pecs

The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is an alternative/ augmentative communication protocol designed to help children and adults with autism and related disabilities to engage in functional communication. The protocol was developed over a number of years and was based on Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior. Publications about the application and effectiveness of PECS have grown st...

The unusual suspects: Regulation of retinal calcium channels by somatostatin

Comment on: Farrell SR, et al. Somatostatin receptor subtype 4 modulates L-type calcium channels via Gbg and PKC signaling in rat retinal ganglion cells. Channels 2014; 8(6):519-27; PMID:25483286; http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/ 19336950.2014.967623 Michael E Hildebrand* and Terrance P Snutch; Department of Neuroscience; Carleton University; Ottawa, ON Canada; Michael Smith Laboratories and Djavad M...

Unusual Suspects: Identifying Active Serious Offenders by Self-selection Policing

Commentary: unusual manifestations of aspergillosis.

tHe USual Suspects

A 72-year-old man presented with a short history of headaches with reduced visual acuity in his right eye. His general practitioner then referred him to the ophthalmologist who found Grade IV hypertensive retinopathy with bilateral papilloedema on fundoscopy. He was referred to a medical team for further assessment. Eleven months prior to this current presentation, the patient developed painles...