Why the Neurological Journal of South East Asia [1996] - 166KB
by Tan CT

Dengue infections with central nervous system manifestations [1996] - 531KB
by Lam SK
Dengue is the most important mosquito-borne virus disease in the world and its prevention and control is a priority health programme of the World Health Organization. In its most severe form, it manif...

Application of polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis: a review [1996] - 958KB
by Lin JJ, Harn HJ
In the past five years, a numer of reports on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis has been published showing that it is a useful and accurate method for the ear...

Profile of neurological practice in Malaysia [1996] - 393KB
by Jusoh MR
A survey of patient profile among Malaysian neurologists was made using the proforma of World Federation of Neurology Research Group on Medical Education. Six neurologists from the university, governm...

Spectrum of neurological disorders in Singapore [1996] - 977KB
by Lim SH, Tan CH
Data from the Ministry of Health and an out-patient survey conducted by the Clinical Neuroscience Society, Singapore, were used to review the spectrum of neurological disorders in Singapore. Admission...

Tuberculous meningitis: a retrospective review of 21 cases [1996] - 617KB
by Tan CB, Lee BW, Tjia HTL
We present a retrospective review of 21 cases of tuberculous meningitis seen in a single institution over a 4-year period. All the patients were adults. The majority of the patients presented as a sub...

Peripheral nerve involvement in immunocompetent hosts with cryptococcal meningitis : a clinical and electrophysiological study [1996] - 470KB
by Ng WK, Tan CT
This is a prospective clinical and electrophysiological study on 14 consecutive immunocompetent patients with cryptococcal meningitis over a two-year period. Clinically, 36% of the patients had hypore...

T Lymphocyte subsets and impaired lymphoproliferative responses in apparently immunocompetent patients with cryptococcal meningitis during convalescence [1996] - 393KB
by Tan CB, Lee BW, Seah CC, Tjia HTL
Although cryptococcal meningitis (CM) usually affects the immunocompromised host, we have previously described CM in previously healthy subjects. In this study, we evaluated T lymphocyte subsets, lymp...

Tetanus in adults in Bandung, Indonesia [1996] - 514KB
by Gunawan D
Data surveillance from the Indonesian Ministry of Health showed an annual incidence for tetanus of 0.2 per 100,000 population. The disease was seen evenly in all the provinces in the country. The dise...

Peripheral neuropathy in systemic lupus erythematosus - electrophysiological features in 50 consecutive patients [1996] - 582KB
by Goh KJ, Wang CL, Leong S, Tan CT
50 consecutive inpatients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were studied using nerve conduction studies and electromyography to determine the prevalence and pattern of peripheral neuropathy. The...