VOLUME  48
ISSUE  04
APR  2007

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L

Ischaemic optic neuropathy
Lim K H


R E V I E W    A R T I C L E

Disease mongering
Shankar P R, Subish P


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Ischaemic optic neuropathy: the Singapore scene
Cullen J F, Por Y M

Practice preferences of ophthalmic anaesthesia for cataract surgery in Singapore
Wagle A A, Wagle A M, Bacsal K, Tan C S H, Chee S P, Au Eong K G

Identification of human metapneumovirus and Chlamydophila pneumoniae in children with asthma and wheeze in Singapore
Ong B H, Gao Q, Phoon M C, Chow V T K, Tan W C, Van Bever H P

Prevalence of asthma and asthma-like symptoms in Dalat Highlands, Vietnam
Sy D Q, Thanh Binh M H, Quoc N T, Hung N V, Quynh Nhu D T, Bao N Q, Khiet L Q, Hai T D, Raffard M, Aelony Y, Homasson J P

Effects of temperature changes on nasal patency
Yogeetha R, Raman R, Quek K F

The coexistence of anxiety and depressive personality traits in migraine
Tan H J, Suganthi C, Dhachayani S, Mohd Rizal A M, Raymond A A

Effect of ellagic acid, a natural polyphenol, on alcohol-induced prooxidant and antioxidant imbalance: a drug dose dependent study
Devipriya N, Srinivasan M, Sudheer A R, Menon V P

Clinical spectrum and surgical management of acute mesenteric ischaemia in Singapore
Sreedharan S, Tan Y M, Tan S G, Soo K C, Wong W K

Basic fibroblast growth factor with human serum supplementation: enhancement of human chondrocyte proliferation and promotion of cartilage regeneration
Chua K H, Aminuddin B S, Fuzina N H, Ruszymah B H I

Evaluation of two short tandem repeat multiplex systems for post-haematopoietic stem cell transplantation chimerism analysis
Ariffin H, Daud S S, Mohamed Z, Ibrahim K, Lee T F, Chong L A

Singapore general practitioners' awareness of atypical features in early Parkinson's disease
Tan J H

Neuroradiology imaging database: using picture archive and communication systems for brain tumour research
Yang G L, Tan Y F, Loh S C, Lim C C T


C A S E    R E P O R T S

Gastric teratoma
Gamanagatti S, Kandpal H

Laparoscopic surgery for perforation of Meckel's diverticulum
Rangarajan M, Palanivelu C, Senthilkumar R, Madankumar M V

Fryns syndrome: a lethal mesoectodermal birth defect with variable expression in pair of monozygotic twins
Pratap A, Agrawal A, Raja S, Khaniya S, Tiwari A, Kumar A

Paediatric melioidosis with septic shock in a previously-well child
Kandasamy Y, Somasumdaram P

The hunt for an elusive source of pyrexia in a foreign worker
Lew J W S, Koh C K, Selvan V S, Shen E

Posterior fracture-dislocation of the humeral head treated without the use of metallic implants
Tey I K, Tan A H C

Uncommon locations of hydatid cysts
Kouskos E, Chatziantoniou J, Chrissafis I, Anitsakis C, Zamtrakis S

Recurrent abdominal pain in a woman with a wandering spleen
Tan H H, Ooi L L P J, Tan D, Tan C K

Aggressive management of acute myocardial infarction: successful outcome in an older patient with cardiogenic shock
Tsao Y T, Wu C J, Lin S L, Liu C P, Tak T

Late-onset mania with psychosis associated with hypothyroidism in an elderly Chinese lady
Tor P C, Lee H Y, Fones C S L


L E T T E R S    T O   T H E    E D I T O R

Neurocysticercosis: a disease of the ignorant people in developing countries?
Krishnamurthy A, Nayak S R, Madhan Kumar S J, Prabhu L V

Milk-alkali syndrome: a reverberation of the past
Javed R A, Rafiq M A, Marrero K, Vieira J


M E D I C A L    E D U C A T I O N

Clinics in diagnostic imaging (115).
Wai C T, Seto K Y, Sutedja D S
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P I C T O R I A L    E S S A Y

Hysterosalpingography: current applications
Eng C W, Tang P H, Ong C L
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B O O K   R E V I E W

Management Aspects of Acute Care
Ooi S B S


S M J    C M E    P R O G R A M M E

February 2007 answers

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