LEE KUAN YEW 1923 – 2015 “Remembering the man who built a modern Singapore through his astute leadership, Remembering the man who cared deeply for his wife reading nightly by her bed, Remembering the man who shared his chocolate cake…
Lest We Forget
Author: Dr Lee Kim En
FollowMidlife personality and risk of Alzheimer disease and distress: a 38-year follow-up
Lena Johansson, PhD, Xinxin Guo, MD, PhD, Paul R. Duberstein, et al. Neurology. Originally published October 21, 2014. “A higher degree of neuroticism in midlife was associated with increased risk of AD dementia and long-standing distress over 38 years… Extraversion was associated with a lower degree of…
Sailing again
Kim En Lee, FRCP. Neurology. Originally published October 28, 2014. “Hearts and skin equally warmed.”
Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Walter N. Kernan, MD, Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, Henry R. Black, MD, et al. Stroke. Originally published May 1, 2014. Hypertension: Goals for target BP level or reduction from pretreatment baseline…
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics − 2014 Update
Alan S. Go, MD, Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, FAHA, Véronique L. Roger, MD, MPH, FAHA, et al. Circulation. Originally published January 21, 2014. Approximately 40% of individuals with either atrial fibrillation or heart failure will develop the other condition. Atrial fibrillation prevalence…
Champagne
I took a walk in the estate years ago Searching high and low for a magical variety Eventually in my hand some grapes held, Black Pinot or white Chardonnay I can’t say, The finest according to the rules in specific…
Prevalence of fatigue in Parkinson disease and its clinical correlates
Fabrizio Stocchi, MD, Giovanni Abbruzzese, MD, Roberto Ceravolo, MD, Pietro Cortelli, MD, PhD, Marco D’Amelio, MD, Maria F. De Pandis, MD, PhD, Giovanni Fabbrini, MD, Claudio Pacchetti, MD, Gianni Pezzoli, MD, Alessandro Tessitore, MD, PhD, Margherita Canesi, MD, Claudio Iannacone, Mario Zappia, MD; For the FORTE Study Group. Neurology. Originally published July 15, 2014. “Approximately…
Outcome After Conservative Management or Intervention for Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
Rustam Al-Shahi Salman, PhD, Philip M White, FRCR, Carl E Counsell, MD, Johann du Plessis, FRCR, Janneke van Beijnum, MD, Colin B Josephson, MD, Tim Wilkinson, MRCP, Catherine J Wedderburn, MBChB, Zoe Chandy, MB, ChB, Jerome St George, FRCS, SN,…
The Quest to Prevent Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: Fighting the Fluttering Heart in Singapore
Orlanda Goh, MBBS, Gillianne Lai, MBBS, Tian Ming Tu, MRCP, Kim En Lee, FRCP. Neurology. Originally published June 3, 2014. “For all patients with AF, each successfully conducted electrical activity has potential to cause a debilitating stroke. Whether a clot will…
Diagnostic precision of PET imaging and functional MRI in disorders of consciousness: a clinical validation study
Johan Stender, MD, Olivia Gosseries, PhD, Marie-Aurelie Bruno, PhD, Vanessa Charland-Verville, MSc, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, PhD, Athena Demertzi, PhD, Camille Chatelle, PhD, Marie Thonnard, MSc, Aurore Thibaut, MSc, Lizette Heine, MSc, Andrea Soddu, PhD, Melanie Boly, PhD, Caroline Schnakers, PhD, Albert…