Original Article
Epidemiology, Management and Treatment Outcome of Medulloblastoma in Singapore
Medulloblastoma (MBL) is the most common type of malignant brain tumour in childhood. It belongs to the group of tumours known as primitive neuroectodermal...
Multivoxel MR Spectroscopic Imaging – Distinguishing Intracranial Tumours from Non-neoplastic Disease
The presence of focal intracranial disease may be due to a variety of diseases, including primary neoplasm, metastatic tumour, abscess, subacute infarction and developmental...
Perforated Appendicitis in Children: Benefits of Early Laparoscopic Surgery
Despite perforated appendicitis (PA) being a common surgical emergency in childhood, controversy still exists with regard to its management in this era of minimal...
Effects of Group Psychoeducation (GPE) on Compliance with Scheduled Clinic Appointments in a Neuro-Psychiatric...
The appropriate treatment of mental disorders implies the rational use of pharmacological, psychological and psychosocial interventions in a clinical and integrated way.1 Psychological treatment...
Spiral and Oblique Fractures of Distal One-Third of Tibia-Fibula: Treatment Results with Circular External...
Spiral and oblique fractures of distal 1/3 of tibia-fibula are relatively common fractures of long bones. Due to their types, aetiology, limited coverage and...
Cerebral Microangiopathy in Patients with Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Cardiovascular complications account for the highest rate of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), type 1 and type 2, respectively. The...
Risk Factors of Distress in Alzheimer’s Patients
Neuropsychiatric disturbances are a major feature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementia. Behavioural abnormalities may contribute significantly to decreased quality of life, increased...
Detection of Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis with Duplex Velocity Criteria Using Receiver Operating Characteristic...
Carotid stenosis is a clear marker of increased stroke risk and is an important parameter in clinical risk stratification. Grading carotid stenosis has a...
Timing of Hospital Presentation After Acute Cerebral Infarction and Patients’ Acceptance of Intravenous Thrombolysi
Intravenous thrombolysis in acute cerebral infarction has been proven to be efficacious in improving functional outcome if given within 3 hours from stroke onset.1...
Incidence of Cancer in Nodular Goitres
The incidence of malignancy in multinodular goitres have been found to vary from 4% to 17%.1 The incidence of malignancy in solitary nodules is...