Original Article
Duration of Illness, Regional Brain Morphology and Neurocognitive Correlates in Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a potentially devastating illness with a tremendous impact on the lives of both patients as well as the caregivers. Conceptualised as a...
Tactile, Olfactory, and Gustatory Hallucinations in Psychotic Disorders: A Descriptive Study
Hallucinations are a hallmark symptom of schizophrenia and are commonly observed in other psychotic disorders. Auditory hallucinations (AH) are the most common subtype ...
Clinical Features Differentiating Biliary Atresia from Other Causes of Neonatal Cholestasis
Causes of neonatal cholestasis (NC) are long and diverse but the responses of newborn liver, either physiological or anatomical, are limited. This is because...
Epidemiology of Snakebites from A General Hospital in Singapore: A 5-year Retrospective Review (2004-2008)
Snakes are present even in an industrialised country like Singapore. A bite from a venomous snake can inflict much morbidity and occasionally, it can...
Surgical Metastasectomy in AJCC Stage IV M1c Melanoma Patients with Gastrointestinal and Liver Metastases
The prognosis of patients with stage IV melanoma or recurrent melanoma is poor with an estimated median survival period of 6 months. The recent...
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes and Cost Between Surgical and Transcatheter Device Closure of Atrial...
Congenital heart defects (CHD), with an incidence of approximately 1 in 100 live births, are the most important and frequent congenital malformations. It can...
A Clinicopathologic Study of Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumours of Uncertain Malignant Potential (STUMP)
Smooth Muscle Tumours of Undetermined Malignant Potential or STUMPs are interesting tumours from both the standpoint of histological diagnosis and classification as well as...
Clinical Features of Allergic Rhinitis and Skin Prick Test Analysis Based on the ARIA...
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common disease worldwide and is known to cause serious implications to the physical and mental health status of the...
Comparison between Inter-rater Reliability and Inter-rater Agreement in Performance Assessment
The evaluation of clinical performance is not only important in healthcare but also in medical education. In medical education, Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)...
Leptin and Bone Mineral Density in Haemodialysis Patients
Leptin, a protein hormone product of the obesity (ob) gene, is synthesised and secreted mainly by white adipose tissue. This hormone has been initially...