VOLUME  48
ISSUE  10
OCTOBER  2007

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L

Singapore nursing in transition: perspectives from the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore
O’Brien A P, Arthur D G


R E V I E W    A R T I C L E

Lamotrigine in pregnancy: safety profile and the risk of malformations
Prakash, Prabhu L V, Nasar M A, Rai R, Madhyastha S, Singh G


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Bicycle-related injuries: a prospective study of 200 patients
Eid H O, Bashir M M, Muhammed O Q, Abu-Zidan F M

Subclinical peripheral neuropathy in stable middle-aged patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Agrawal D, Vohra R, Gupta P P, Sood S

Emotional disorders among medical students in a Malaysian private medical school
Zaid Z A, Chan S C, Ho J J

Clinical profile and outcome of abdominal tuberculosis in Indian children
Basu S, Ganguly S, Chandra P K, Basu S

Body composition, nutrient intake and physical activity patterns in young women during Ramadan
Al-Hourani H M, Atoum M F

Nutrition screening among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore
Yap K B, Niti M, Ng T P

Clinical and laboratory features of Nigerian patients with osteomyelitis
Orimolade E A, Salawu L, Oginni L M

Red cell autoantibodies among thalassaemia patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Noor Haslina M N, Ariffin N, Illuni Hayati I, Rosline H

A review of Orang Asli newborns admitted to a neonatal unit in a Malaysian general hospital
Kandasamy Y, Somasundram P

Third head of biceps brachii in an Indian population
Rai R, Ranade A V, Prabhu L V, Pai M M, Prakash

Modulating multidrug resistance gene in leukaemia cells by short interfering RNA
Lim M N, Lau N S, Chang K M, Leong C F, Zakaria Z


C A S E    R E P O R T S

Coronary artery fistula diagnosed by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography
Chee T S, Tan P J, Koh S K, Jayaram L

Cystic lymphangioma of the mesentery causing intestinal obstruction
Prabhakaran K, Patankar J Z, Loh D L S K, Ahamed Faiz Ali M A

Cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp
Corr P D

Traumatic abdominal wall herniation
Tan E Y, Kaushal S, Siow W Y, Chia K H

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue
Leong S C L, Pinder E, Sasae R, Mortimore S

Leiomyoma of the nose
Meher R, Varshney S

Acute vertebrobasilar artery thrombosis: long-term benefits of vertebral artery stenting
Hassan A, ul Haq T, Khimani F, Ali S, Dhakam S, Syed N A

Dengue haemorrhagic fever complicated by eclampsia in pregnancy
Tagore S, Yim C F, Kwek K

Septic postpartum uterine inversion
Adesiyun A G

Late postpartum eclampsia at five weeks post-delivery
Lakshmi R, Upreti D, Agrawal A, Raina A

A rare variation of the profunda femoris vein in the popliteal fossa
Jiji P J, D’Costa S, Prahbu L V, Nayak S R, Skariah S


C O M M E N T A R Y

Scenario of a dirty bomb in an urban environment and acute management of radiation poisoning and injuries
Chin F K C
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P I C T O R I A L    E S S A Y

Benign breast lesions mimicking carcinoma at mammography
Pojchamarnwiputh S, Muttarak M, Na-ChiangMai W, Chaiwun B
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L E T T E R S    T O    T H E    E D I T O R

Ophthalmomyiasis: a rare cause of short duration pre-septal cellulitis in a healthy non-compromised adult
Bali J, Gupta YK, CHowdhury B, Nayyar B, Gupta MM, Thakur R

The bi-directional link between women’s and men’s mental health
Afifi M


B O O K    R E V I E W

International Travel and Health 2007
Lim P L


S M J    C M E    P R O G R A M M E

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