Commentary: This case is closed

Commentary: That was then, this is now.

a national newspaper in the UK, the Sunday Times, published a supplement purporting to demonstrate the relative performances of British hospitals in terms of in-hospital mortality. 1 The data were supplied and promoted by a group of researchers from a leading medical school, internationally renowned for its scientific excellence. The publication attracted much public, political and media attent...

Commentary: open access, open business, closed fairness!

A strong trend to move from print to online publication is largely perceived in scientific and nonscientific fields. A growing number of publishers increasingly opt for online publication as an option or a compulsory alternative. From readers' perspective, this is a highly appreciated facility, but from the author's, things are different mainly because of excessive article processing charges (A...

This is dedicated to our former chairman Dr. Mahmoud Rohani

Commentary: Divergent Thinking Tests Have Problems, But This Is Not the Solution

It is certainly true, as Silvia et al. (2008) write, that “after half a century of research, the evidence for global creative ability ought to be better” (p. 68). The authors believe—incorrectly, I think— that the reason that divergent thinking tests have not done a better job can be found in the various scoring systems that have been used when assessing divergent thinking ability. I have prese...

Why this is not multiple sclerosis: a case based approach.

OBJECTIVE To present a case series of patients previously diagnosed as multiple sclerosis (MS) which were later confirmed as an alternative diagnosis, and describe the clinical and paraclinical signs that led to this change. METHOD Nine patients are described. We reviewed the patient's clinical chart, magnetic resonance images (MRI) and cerebrospinal fluid. RESULTS There was a mean of three...