Original Article
Contact Lens Microbial Keratitis and Prior Topical Steroid Use: A Disaster in the Making?
Topical steroid use in cornea ulcers is still a very contentious issue in ophthalmology. A recent review by Wilhelmus found that the use of...
Integrated Hydroxyapatite Implant and Non-integrated Implants in Enucleated Asian Patients
Much has been published on the complications of integrated and non-integrated implants. Most studies on integrated implants pertain to experience with the hydroxyapatite implant,...
The HercepTest and Routine C-erbB2 Immunohistochemistry in Breast Cancer: Any Difference?
The proto-oncogene c-erbB2 (also known as HER2/neu) is located on chromosome 17q21 and encodes a 185-kD transmembrane glycoprotein. It belongs to the human epidermal...
Tailoring the Field and Indication of Adjuvant Pelvic Radiation for Patients with FIGO Stage...
Although no significant survival difference exists between primary surgery and radiotherapy (RT) for the treatment of FIGO stage Ib cervical cancer, radical surgery is...
Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Ten-year Experience in a Tertiary Hospital in Singapore
Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is the abnormal dilatation of a segment of the coronary artery to a diameter of at least 1.5 times that...
Pilot Survey of the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Primary Care: A...
Congestive heart failure is an increasingly common disorder and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries around the world. It is...
High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein is Predictive of Medium-term Cardiac Outcome in High-risk Asian Patients Presenting...
Patients with chest pain often pose a diagnostic conundrum to the attending physician especially when symptoms are not typical of angina and the electrocardiogram...
Hemifacial Spasm in Singapore: Clinical Characteristics and Patients’ Perceptions
Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a movement disorder characterised by intermittent involuntary contractions of the facial muscles. It begins with contractions of the orbicularis oculi,...
Interleukin-2 Levels in Chronic Schizophrenia Patients
Autoimmune processes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Several pieces of indirect evidence point towards a role of autoimmune processes in at...
Characteristics and Acute Rehabilitation of Guillain-Barré Syndrome in Singapore
The Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute, frequently severe evolution of a demyelinating inflammatory polyradiculopathy with an autoimmune pathogenesis. In developed countries, GBS is...