Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA VOL 63 NO 5 December 2008

Editorial

Introducing a New Series of Invited Review Articles
K G Lim

Plagiarism: A Joint Statement from the Singapore Medical Journal and the Medical Journal of Malaysia
W C G Peh, J Arokiasamy

Invited Review Article

A Review of Multiple Sclerosis with Asian Perspective
H T Chong, C T Tan

Original Articles

Psychological Distress, Quality of Life and Coping in Cancer Patients: A Prospective Study
A Suthahar, K Gurpreet, D Ambigga, S Dhachayani, I Fuad, T Maniam, C B Osman, O Ainsah

Paediatric Airway Reconstruction: A Preliminary Study
Z Amin, S A H Suzina

Head Injury with Temporal Bone Fracture: One Year Review of Case Incidence, Causes, Clinical Features and Outcome
Z Amin, R Sayuti, A Kahairi, W Islah, R Ahmad

Endoscopic Cauterization of the Sphenopalatine Artery in Persistent Epistaxis
S Harvinder, S Rosalind, S Gurdeep

MTHFR C677T Polymorphism as a Risk Factor of Neural Tube Defects in Malay: A Case Control Study
A R Hayati, A I Zainal, G C Tan, L C Ong, T B Khoo

End-Tidal to Arterial Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure Difference During Craniotomy in Anaesthetised Patients
J Husaini, Y C Choy

Hypospadias from the Perspective of a Single-Surgeon Practice in Malaysia
B H Yeap, N Mohan

Retrospective Review of Corneal Ulcers in Ipoh Hospital
M R Kursiah, F Mohd Sharif, P Balaravi

A Case Control Study on Factors That Influence Depression Among the Elderly in Kuala Lumpur Hospital and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital
O Salimah, M A Rahmah, R Rosdinom, S Shamsul Azhar

Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Dengue Infection in Adults
E T Ooi, S Ganesananthan, R Anil, F Y Kwok, M Sinniah

Case Reports

Visual Epilepsy in Glioblastoma Multiforme
P K S Chong, A V P Loo

Haemangioma of the Uvula Causing Loud Habitual Snoring – A Rare Entity
J F Thong, K P Pang, J K Siow

Paroxysmal Dyskinesia as an Unusual and Only Presentation of Subcortical White Matter Ischaemia: A Report of Two Cases
M I Norlinah, A M M Shahizon

Haemangiopericytoma of the Oropharynx
R Balakrishnan, H A Abdul Razak, S Jaspal, S Subramanian, A M Shaharyar

Invasive Aspergillosis in Paediatric Oncology Patients
Z Muda, H Ibrahim, E J Abdulrahman, B S Menon, Z Zahari, A M Zaleha, A Talib

Triple Primary Cancers of the Larynx, Lung and Thyroid Presenting in One Patient
F R W Iqbal, A Sani, B S Gendeh, I Aireen

Vocal Cord Hemangioma
S C Prasad, K C Prasad, J Bhat

The Use of Preserved Bovine Pericardium for Emergency Temporizing Graft in Corneal Perforation
A C A Koay, Y H Yew, C T Ngo, V P Loo, G Intan, C N Chua

Anaesthetists’ Nightmare: Masseter Spasm After Induction in an Undiagnosed Case of Myotonia Congenita
I Looi, A A A Bakar , C H Lim, T H Khoo, PES Samuel

Hyponatraemic Encephalopathy as the Initial Presentation of Guillain-Barre Syndrome
M Ramanathan

Book Review

Occupational Health for Health Care Professionals: Caring for the Carers
G Jayakumar, M Retneswari

Short Communications

Varicella-Zoster Virus Seroprevalence in Healthcare Workers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I C Sam, H Tariman, Y F Chan, M Kahar Bador, M Y Mohd Yusof, H Hassan

Fentanyl Pre-treatment Alleviates Pain During Injection of Propofol-Lipuro® Premixed with Lignocaine
N Ahmad, Y Zanariah, S Balan

Rising Caesarean Section Rates in Public Hospitals in Malaysia 2006
J Ravindran