1.Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in a Patient with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings
Huong Ling Law ; Suzet Tan ; Rosleena Sedi
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2011;18(3):71-74
We report a case of Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
with a 3-month history of poor oral intake related to nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy. The
patient later developed deep coma while receiving in-patient therapy. Magnetic resonance imaging
of the brain revealed typical findings of Wernicke’s encephalopathy. The patient was treated with
thiamine injections, which resulted in subsequent partial recovery of neurological function. This
paper stresses the importance of magnetic resonance imaging for prompt diagnosis of Wernicke’s
encephalopathy.
2.Atretic Cephalocele — An Uncommon Cause of Cystic Scalp Mass
Siong Lung Wong ; Huong Ling Law ; Suzet Tan
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2010;17(3):61-63
A 6 year-old girl presented with a midline parietal scalp swelling that had been gradually
enlarging since birth. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed communication of the cyst with the
subarachnoid space through a calvarial defect, with concomitant findings of vertically positioned
straight venous sinus and subependymal grey matter heterotopia. A diagnosis of atretic cephalocele
was thus made based on these classical imaging findings.
3.Hodgkin Lymphoma Mimicking a Large Soft Tissue Sarcoma of The Shoulder: The Essential Role of Immunohistochemistry in Histopathological Diagnosis
Ibrahim Zainal Abidin ; Ahmad Narihan Zulkarnaen ; Awang Ojep Dk Norlida ; Chan Wai Hoong ; Law Huong Ling
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2012;19(4):73-77
The shoulder and axillary regions contain various complex anatomical structures in close proximity, many of which can give rise to neoplasms. Determining the origin and hence the exact diagnosis of advanced (diffuse) tumours in this region may become problematic. In view of the tumour morphology and the affected location in this case, we highlight the importance of Hodgkin lymphoma immunohistochemistry interpretation in a tumour which was initially suspected to be a soft tissue sarcoma.
4.Computed tomographic findings of cerebral fat embolism following multiple bone fractures.
Huong Ling LAW ; Siong Lung WONG ; Suzet TAN
Singapore medical journal 2013;54(2):e28-30
Fat embolism to the lungs and brain is an uncommon complication following fractures. Few reports with descriptions of computed tomographic (CT) findings of emboli to the brain or cerebral fat embolism are available. We report a case of cerebral fat embolism following multiple skeletal fractures and present its CT findings here.
Accidents, Traffic
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Embolism, Fat
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diagnosis
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diagnostic imaging
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Femoral Fractures
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complications
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diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Intracranial Embolism
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diagnosis
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diagnostic imaging
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Male
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Radiography, Thoracic
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
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Young Adult
5.Stress and its relationship with body mass index among biomedical science students in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nur Zakiah Mohd Saat ; Ismarulyusda Ishak ; Syarif Husin Lubis ; See Huong Wen ; Siti Nor Lily Suriyanee Mohd ; Norul Sahira Zakaria ; Tan Xin Ee ; Marlini Othman ; Tang Hui Shein ; Zahirah Zulkifli ; Tan Liy Si ; Law Ngiik Ling ; Surayya Razali ; Umi Romaizatul Amiera Zainudin ; Yeoh Thong Wei ; Luqman Osman ; Kholilul Syafiq Baharuddin
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry 2010;11(2):190-197
Objective: The objective of this study
was to assess the relationship between stress score and body mass index (BMI) of students of Science in Kuala Lumpur. Methods: A cross-sectional study
was carried out among 126
students. Data about stress score
were collected using a questionnaire,
the Student-Life Stress Inventory
(SLSI) Data about BMI were calculated from
height and weight of the respondents.
Results: A total of 117 (92.85%)
out of 126 students had responded.
The mean difference of stress score
among first, second and third year
students were 87.6 ± 17.0, 83.4 ± 16.9
and 86.7 ± 15.4 respectively. The mean
difference of stress scores between the
Bumiputra and non-Bumiputra students
were 87.9 ± 16.5 and 83.2 ± 15.9 .The
mean of body mass Index(BMI) between
first, second and third year students
were 21.0 ± 3.5, 20.3 ± 2.7 and 21.8 ± 4.3
respectively. Conclusions: This study showed
that the stress level is higher in first year,
female and bumiputra student. There was no
significant relationship between stress score
and BMI.