Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA Vol 78 No 2, March 2023 Download pdf version Click here to Download

Original Articles

Clinical and radiological outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 related organising pneumonia in COVID-19 survivors
Sze Shyang Kho, Kah Chuan Lim, Noorul Afidza Muhammad, Mona Zaria Nasaruddin, Izyan Ismail, Ummi Nadira Daut, Jamalul Azizi Abdul Rahaman

Left main stem stenosis angioplasty with intravascular ultrasound optimisation criteria guidance using a new generation everolimus drug-eluting stent
Yap Lok Bin, Choy Chun Ngok, Koh Kok Wei, Kannan Pasamanickam, Jeyamalar Rajadurai, Navin Sukilan, Balachandran Kandasamy

Sturge–Weber syndrome and variability of clinical presentation
Naim Zeka, Blenda Zeka, Abdurrahim Gerguri, Ramush Bejiqi, Ragip Retkoceri, Leonore Zogaj

Characteristics of electroencephalogram changes and correlation with seizures in hospitalised patients
Siti Nur Aisyah Satar, Shasi Mogan, Wan Putri Nursyuhada Jaafar, Sharveenraaj Maghalingam, Fadzil Afiq Ruslan Affendi, Chen Fei Ng, Ching Soong Khoo, Yong Chuan Chee, Rozita Hod, Hui Jan Tan

Clinical characteristics and computed tomographical features of pulmonary thromboembolic disease associated with COVID-19 infection: A tertiary hospital analysis
Thai Lun Tan, Noor Emillia Binti Illa, Siew Ying Ting, Niny Perng Ling Hwong, Azureen Binti Azmel, Anusha Shunmugarajoo, Shoen Chuen Chiew

Filling of the resultant cavity after curettage of benign bone tumours is still controversial
Ismail Tawfeek Badr, Mahmoud Mohamed Moawad, Ahmed Osama Elgebery, Bola Adel Hakim, Bahaa Zakarya Hasan

The feasibility of HEAR score in comparison to Modified HEART score as a risk stratification tool for chest pain patients presented to Emergency Department Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Jihan ‘Alya Mohd Nordin, Andey Rahman

Parental hesitancy and perception of the COVID-19 vaccine for children below 5 years in Cheras district, Kuala Lumpur
Fadzilatul Ahya Idris, Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen, Petrick Periyasamy

Spectrum of cutaneous granulomatous lesions: A 5-year experience in a tertiary care centre in Sarawak
Ingrid Ting Pao Lin, Tan Hao Zhe, Teo Hock Gin, Kiing Jiu Wen, Pubalan Muniandy

Rehabilitation characteristics and outcomes of adults with traumatic brain injury: A retrospective study in UMMC, a tertiary centre in Klang Valley
Joanna Abraham Varuges, Mazlina Mazlan

Thyroid function status evaluation in patient post-radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A retrospective study
Loh Zheng Hao, Sakinah Mohamad, Gan Boon Chye, Zahirrudin Zakaria, Irfan Mohamad

A comparative study of microwave oven-assisted tissue processing and conventional method of tissue processing on turnaround laboratory time and morphological quality of tissue sections
Ong Fin Nie, Saint Nway Aye, Purushotham Krishnappa, Rashindra Ravindran

Gender differences in osteoporotic hip fractures in Sarawak General Hospital
Sharifah Aishah Wan, Tiong Ing Khieng, Chuah Seow Lin, Cheong Yaw Kiet, Benjamin Sachdev Manjit Singh, Lee Kar Hoo, Lee Wendy Wan Hui, Teh Cheng Lay, Tiong Jeh Kiong, Affizal Samsudin, Ahmad Tirmizi Jobli

Rejuvenating multiple true–false: proposing fairer scoring methods
Thomas Puthiaparampil, Md Mizanur Rahman, Sabrina Binti Lukas, Nariman Singmame, Shazrina Binti Ahmad Razali

A nationwide, multihospital, cross-sectional, self-reported study: Knowledge, attitude and behaviour concerning the use of personal protective equipment among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
Haniza Sahdi, Nurul Fatiha Zuraidi, Khairul Imran Redzuan Hafiz Boon, Dayang Nurul Alwani Abang Ahmad Zaini, Mohd Suhaimi Ramlee

Dementia detection practice among primary care practitioners: A cross-sectional study in Hulu Langat District, Selangor
Norhayati Aziz, Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz, Mohd Fairuz Ali, Junita Harizon Aris

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: An observation of routine practice in a tertiary liver centre before and after the introduction of the global health sector strategy on viral hepatitis
Chai Zhen Hoo, Wan Zaharatul Wan Abdullah, Haniza Omar, Soek-Siam Tan

Factors related to prehospital delay and decision delay among acute stroke patients in a district hospital, Malaysia
Soon Hooi Lim, Thai Lun Tan, Ping Wen Ngo, Li Yuan Lee, Siew Ying Ting, Hui Jieh Tan

Systematic / Narrative Review Article

The impact of cleft lip and palate on the quality of life of young children: A scoping review
Muhammad Safwan Yusof, Hasherah Mohd Ibrahim

Letter To Editor

Tenebrio molitor larva: New food applied in medicine and its restrictions
Le Pham Tan Quoc

Discrepancy between clinical presentation and cerebral imaging requires further diagnostic effort Josef Finsterer

Acknowledgement