VOLUME  31
ISSUE  04
AUGUST  1990

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L

Can We Prevent the Increasing Prevalence of Cataract Among the Elderly?
R Ray


L E A D I N G    A R T I C L E S

The Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
W F Tsoi

Hepatitis B Vaccination - The Present Status
I Yap, R Guan

Improving the Results of Small Cell Lung Cancer
Y O Tan


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Prevalence of Cataract Among the Institutionalized Elderly in Hong Kong
S C Ho, S Donnan, P C P Ho, J S M Lai

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in Organic Brain Disease and Physical Illness
L Pilo

The Evaluation of Engerix-B in Healthy Malaysian Medical Students
I Isahak, Y Abdul Malik, A Shukor Hakim, R Baharin

Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer with Cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin and Vincristine (CAV) Combination Therapy: Experience at University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
S M Lee

A Low Dose Oxytocin Regime for Induction and Augmentation of Labour
L Chan, K H Tan, D Vengadasalam

Denitrogenation in Pregnant Women
J L Chong, E Y R Chin, S Y Chan, H L Lee, E Thomas

Depersonalization Syndrome - A Report of 9 Cases
K T Chee, K E Wong

Melioidosis: Epidemiology and Antibiogram of Cases in Singapore
A L Tan, B S P Ang, Y Y Ong

Brain Laryngeal Mask - Study in 50 Spontaneously Breathing Patients
S Venu Gopal Reddy, Ne Win

Orbital Complications of Acute Sinusitis
S Elango, T N Krishna Reddy

A Comparison of Buprenorphine and Pethidine in Analgesic Supplemented Anaesthesia
F A Khan, R S Kamal

Sleep Apnoea Syndrome: A Report of 14 Cases
T H Cheong, Y T Wang, S C Poh

Cytogenetic Studies in Women with Primary Amenorrhea
S K Ten, Y M Chin, P Jamilatul Noor, K Hassan

Absence of the Ligament of Head of Femur in the Human Hip Joint
C K Tan, W C Wong

A Clinical, Laboratory and Echocardiographic Profile of Children with Acute Rheumatic Fever
A K Gururaj, K E Choo, W A Ariffin, A Sharifah

Chronic Liver Disease in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A Clinical Study
M V Kudva, M M Zawawi

Chinese in West Malaysia - The Geography of Beta Thalassaemia Mutations
E George-Kodiseri, K G Yang, F Kutlar, J B Wilson, A Kutlar, T A Stoming, J M Gonzales-Redondo, T H J Huisman


I N V I T E D    A R T I C L E S

The Management of Chronic Non-Gonococcal Urethritis
W K Cheong

Testing for Syphilis - Rational Use and Interpretation
M Nadarajah

Dermatologic Surgery - Its Scope and some Practical Aspects
C T Lee

The Rationale for the Use of Diagnostic Tests in Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
A E Ling


R E V I E W    A R T I C L E

Importance of Measurement of Bone Density in the Management of Osteoporosis
K K Pun, F H W Wong


C A S E    R E P O R T S

Sleep Apnoea Presenting as Severe Hypertension and Silent Occipital Haemorrhage
S Lee, C C Chow, K W Ho, H Chiu, C N Chen

Pasteurella Multocida Osteomyelitis of the Cervical Spine in a Patient on Chronic Haemodialysis
C C Tan, T Y Ti, E J C Lee

Narcolepsy in a Young Chinese Child
H F K Chiu, V Wong, S Lee, C N Chen

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Presenting with Pleuropulmonary and Gastric Manifestations
J C H Yap, S C Poh

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