Original Article
Surgical Excision of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations after Preoperative Embolisation with N-Butylcyanoacrylate
The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of preoperative embolisation of intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) with N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) since the...
Refractory Seizures in a Young Army Cohort
This survey covered male Singapore citizens born in 1974 who were medically screened at the age of 18 years before enlistment for compulsory military...
Pattern of Proteinuria in Tubular Injury and Glomerular Hype&&ration
Proteinuria is one of the bad prognostic indices in renal disease. This study compares the pattern of protein excretion in 10 patients with IgA...
An Epidemiological Study of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Infants in Singapore
The incidence of congenital dislocation of the hip (CDH) in Singapore and Malaysia has been reported as being lower than in the West. In...
Predilection for Supracondylar Fractures in Children with Cubital Recurvatum
It has been a common observation that children with supracondylar fracture of the humerus tend to demonstrate hyperextensibility of their elbow joints. In this...
Hypercholesterolaemia and its Treatment in Singapore with Implications for Screening
The National University of Singapore Heart Study is a cross-sectional survey of the whole of Singapore from 1993 to 1995 with a random sample...
Profile of Patients Seeking Psychiatric neatment from the Adult Public Mental Health Services in...
This study examined the characteristics of patients seeking help from public mental health services and changes in the utilisation of the services over time....
Usefulness of Bacteriologic Cultures in Choice of Antibiotics in Patients with Chemotherapy-induced Neutropenic Sepsis
Neutropenic sepsis is a potential problem in cancer patients undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy. Septic work-up, including cultures from various sites, is routinely done for these...
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Receptor Antibody Levels in Singaporean Patients with Autoimmune Thyroid .Disease
Stimulating thyrotrophin receptor antibodies (TRAbs) have been identified as the antibodies responsible for the pathogenesis of Graves' disease (GD), while blocking TRAbs have been...
Preoperative Prediction of Intra and Postoperative Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Surgical Patiefits
Anaesthetists were asked to predict the need for intra- and postoperative red blood cell transfusion in 1706 patients before surgery. Each prediction was made...