Original Article
Audit of Diagnostic and Interventional Craniocervical Catheter Angiographic Procedures at the Singapore General Hospital
Catheter angiography has long been considered the diagnostic standard by which the accuracy of other vascular imaging modalities are compared, given its superior contrast...
Breast Ultrasound in Women With Familial Risk of Breast Cancer
Mammography is the modality of choice to screen for breast cancer in asymptomatic women. However, it is known that about 10% to 12% of...
Serum Interleukin-2, Interleukin-6, Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Nitric Oxide Levels in Patients With Behçet’s...
Behçet’s disease (BD) is characterised by oral aphthous lesions, genital ulcerations and eye inflammation. The disease was first described by Hulusi Behçet in 1937....
Clinico-pathological Analysis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes According to French-American-British Classification and International Prognostic Scoring System
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a heterogeneous group of acquired clonal haemopoietic stem cell disorders characterised by ineffective haematopoiesis and peripheral cytopenia. The natural history...
In vitro Biological Characteristics of Human Cord Blood-derived Megakaryocytes
Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is now a well-established therapeutic modality for a broadening spectrum of medical problems. Umbilical cord blood (CB) has emerged...
Behcet’s Disease: Experience in a Tertiary Rheumatology Centre in Singapore and a Review of...
The only published study on Behcet’s disease in Singapore by Tan E et al (34 patients at the National Skin Centre) found that only...
How Much do Diabetic Patients Know About Diabetes Mellitus and its Complications?
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common and growing healthcare problem in Singapore with a prevalence of 9% in 1998. Since the 1990s, the Ministry...
Condensing Osteitis of the Medial Clavicle – An Intermediate-term Follow-up
Condensing osteitis of the clavicle is an idiopathic condition affecting the medial end of the clavicle, and is characterised by sclerosis and expansion of...
Appropriateness of the Use of Parenteral Nutrition in a Local Tertiary-Care Hospital
Parenteral nutrition (PN) is an important supportive and often life-saving therapy for patients with gut failure. However, it is expensive and carries significant complications...
Patients who Talk and Deteriorate: A New Look at an Old Problem
Patients who talk after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and then subsequently deteriorate into a coma are defined as those with an initial Glasgow Coma...