Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA VOL 67 NO 2 APRIL 2012

Commentary

Childhood Obesity: Time to act?
Jacqueline J Ho

Continuing Challenges in Haemodialysis Treatment
Zaki Morad

Original Articles

Childhood Obesity – Prevalence among 7 and 8 year old Primary School Students in Kota Kinabalu
H L Chong, T L Soo, Rahmah R

In-Centre Intermittent Peritoneal Dialysis: A Viable Interim Option to an Eventual Definitive Renal Replacement Therapy?
E K Ng, B L Goh, P Hamdiah

Changes in Salivary Immunoglobulin A (IgA) following Match-play and Training among English Premiership Footballers
S Fredericks, L Fitzgerald, G Shaw, D W Holt

Clinical Profile and Aetiology of Optic Neuritis in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia – 5 Years Review
S Ismail, W H Wan Hazabbah, N I Muhd-Nor, J Daud, Z Embong

Predictors for Failure to Mature of Autogenous Arteriovenous Fistulae: Alor Setar Experience
W Najmi, HT Low, M Nallusamy, I M Kamarul

Iatrogenic Ureter Injuries: Eleven Years Experience in A Tertiary Hospital
H A Mahendran, S Praveen, C Ho, E H Goh, G H Tan, M Z Zuklifli

Outcome of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in End Stage Renal Disease Patients
K H Koh, C Tan, L Hii, T K Ong, Y H Jong

An Early Single Institutional Experience in Sutureless Total Thyroidectomy
M L Nani Harlina, I Naqiyah, A S Shahrun Niza, A Y Jasmi, M Rohaizak

Prevalence of Sleep Disordered Breathing Symptoms among Malay School Children in a Primary School in Malaysia
A A Fadzil Abdullah, A R Jamalludin, A W Norrashidah, M Z Norzila, K Asiah Kassim, A Rus Anida, A L Hasniah, Z Ramli, H Samsinah

Cognitive Impairment Among The Elderly Malays Living In Rural Malaysia
A K Rashid, A M Azizah, S Rohana

Clinicians' Knowledge, Beliefs and Acceptance of Intravenous-to-oral Antibiotic Switching, Hospital Pulau Pinang
S L Lee, Sarriff Azmi, P S Wong

Mixed-genotypes Infections with Hepatitis C Virus in Hemodialysis Subjects
Hairul Aini H, Mustafa M I A, Seman M R, Nasuruddin B A

Methacholine Challenge Test as an Adjunctive Investigatie Tool in Patients with Asthma-Like Symptoms: The Sabah Experience
B S T Tie, J L Wong, A Beniyamin, A Ho, S K K Kannan, A R Jamalul Azizi

Case Reports

Intramedullary Cervical Spine Germinoma: A Case Report
S Ashraf

Pancreatic Metastases from Ovarian Carcinoma – Diagnosis by Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
M H Hadzri, S Rosemi

Superglue Accidentally Used As Ear Drops
B Anusha, R Purushotman, L C Lina, S Avatar

CNS Toxoplasmosis Presenting with Obstructive Hydrocephalus in Patients of Retroviral Disease-A Case Series
A Basavaprabhu, M Soundarya, M Deepak, R Satish

Cholesterol Granuloma in a Post-mastoidectomy for Cholesteatoma
M D Mohd Khairi, R Ramiza Ramza

A Young Patient With History of Kawasaki Disease Presenting with Triple Vessel Disease
A L Lim, H Y Lam, B A Kareem, M H Kamarulzaman

Cutaneous Side-Effects of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) In the Treatment of Lung Cancer: Description and Its Management
C K Ong, W C Tan, L C Chan, M Abdul Razak

Resection And Reconstruction of Malignant Tumor Involving Sternum
W I Faisham, M G Ziyadi, W S Azman, A S Halim, W Zulmi, Biswal B M

Single Stage Minimally Invasive Bilateral Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Simultaneous Bilateral Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
A Sachithanandan, I Nur Ezrin, B Badmanaban

Severe Diabetic Papillopathy Mimicking Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) in A Young Patient
P S Mallika, S Aziz, T Asok, MS Chong, A K Tan, C N Chua

Letter to Editor

New Estimates of CMV Seroprevalence in Malaysia. Where Do We Go From Here?
S N Camalxaman, N A Zeenathul, Y W Quah, H Zuridah, H S Loh

Evidence-based Medicine, Cochrane reviews and Open-access Journals
PA Poramate, D Kittipong, A Hemprich, N C Pausch

Short Communication

Prevalence of Melanocortin Receptor 4 (MC4R) V103I Gene Variant and Its Association with Obesity among the Kampar Health Clinic Cohort, Perak, Malaysia
H N Chua, S H Fan, Y H Say

Continuing Medical Education

Non-invasive Investigation of Chronic Stable Angina – A Practical overview for Medical Practitioners
R Jayasinghe, S Weerasooriya, N Kapadia

Abstract

20th Malaysian Urological Conference-Asia Pacific Society of Uro-Oncology Conference