Publications by authors named "Yew Long Lo"

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  • Occupational exposure to vibration from hand-held tools can lead to hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), as shown in the case of a 39-year-old dental technician who experienced chronic wrist pain, numbness, and tingling for three years after five years of repetitive tool use.
  • She was diagnosed with bilateral median nerve neuropathy, mild carpal tunnel syndrome, and had MRI results indicating soft tissue damage due to repetitive strain injury, particularly in her dominant right wrist.
  • A workplace health risk assessment identified high-risk tasks associated with her symptoms, leading to modifications and monitoring protocols that helped stabilize her condition.
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Objectives: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has shown promising results in enhancing motor recovery after stroke, but nuances regarding its use, such as the impact of the type and site of stimulation, are not yet established. We aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with low risk of bias to investigate the effect of rTMS on motor recovery after both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.

Materials And Methods: Three databases were searched systematically for all RCTs reporting comparisons between rTMS (including theta-burst stimulation) and either no stimulation or sham stimulation up to August 19, 2022.

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Purpose: The corpus callosum is crucial for interhemispheric interactions in the motor control of limb functions. Human and animal studies suggested spinal cord pathologies may induce cortical reorganization in sensorimotor areas. We investigate participation of the corpus callosum in executions of a simple motor task in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) using transcranial magnetic stimulation.

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Headache disorders, particularly migraine, are one of the most common and disabling neurological disorders. There is a need for high-quality, accessible care for patients with headache disorders across all levels of the healthcare system in Singapore. The role of the Headache Society of Singapore is to increase awareness and advance the understanding of these disorders and to advocate for the needs of affected patients.

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Background And Purpose: A genome-wide association study-linked variant (PARK16 rs6679073) modulates the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD). We postulate that there may be differences in clinical characteristics between PARK16 rs6679073 carriers and noncarriers. In a prospective study, we investigate the clinical characteristics between PARK16 rs6679073 A allele carriers and noncarriers over 4 years.

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The review provides a comprehensive update (previous report: Chen R, Cros D, Curra A, Di Lazzaro V, Lefaucheur JP, Magistris MR, et al. The clinical diagnostic utility of transcranial magnetic stimulation: report of an IFCN committee. Clin Neurophysiol 2008;119(3):504-32) on clinical diagnostic utility of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in neurological diseases.

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MRI is the most appropriate imaging method for visual evaluation of lumbosacral plexopathy (LSP) and a reference for comparing with nerve conduction study (NCS). Eight patients with clinical, electrophysiological, and lumbosacral plexus MRI findings suggestive of LSP were prospectively recruited. Saphenous nerve abnormalities were present in seven patients (88%), compared to three for the superficial fibular (38%), and three for the sural nerve (38%).

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  • A study aimed at identifying clinical subtypes of Parkinson Disease (PD) in an Asian cohort, involving 206 patients, explored the relationship between clinical assessments, genetics, and blood markers.
  • Using hierarchical clustering, three distinct PD subtypes were identified: cluster A (severe), cluster B (intermediate), and cluster C (mild), which differed in motor and cognitive symptoms as well as genetic markers.
  • The severe subtype (cluster A) showed lower frequencies of certain genetic alleles and higher levels of homocysteine and C-reactive protein, suggesting these biomarkers could help in further stratifying PD subtypes and recognizing more severe cases.
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We report the case of a patient who experienced recurrent ipsilateral hemiparesis in the setting of predominantly-uncrossed corticospinal tracts, with concomitant neuronal reorganization of the cortical motor maps, and the presence of aberrant interhemispheric connections. Their presence was supported by our results from diffusion tensor imaging tractography, functional magnetic resonance imaging, and transcranial magnetic stimulation. To our knowledge, this has never been reported before, and provides valuable insights into the mechanisms behind post-stroke motor recovery.

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We conducted a randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy and tolerability of cryotherapy in preventing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in patients with early breast cancer receiving neo/adjuvant weekly paclitaxel. Patients were recruited from the National Cancer Centre Singapore and randomized (1:1) to receive either cryotherapy or usual care. Cryotherapy was applied as frozen gloves and socks on all extremities from 15 min before paclitaxel until 15 min post-infusion every cycle.

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In a prospective 4-year study, we evaluated the progression of motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with Asian-specific risk variants and non-carriers. A total of 202 patients with PD, including 133 risk variant carriers and 69 non-carriers, were followed up and evaluated using the Modified Hoehn and Yahr staging scale, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part III, Non-motor Symptom Scale, Parkinson's disease Questionnaire-39 item version. Means of generalized estimating equation model was performed to compare the differences from baseline between risk variant carriers and non-carriers.

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Background: Knowledge of prognostic factors related to the survival of Motor Neuron Diseases (MND) remains scarce in Southeast Asia.

Purpose: To determine potential prognostic factors for survival, need for feeding and ventilation support in MND patients in a multi-racial Asian population.

Methods: One hundred and four MND patients from the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) between January 2004 and December 2017 were reviewed.

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  • Intraoperative monitoring of motor pathways during spinal surgery is crucial for maintaining the integrity of motor tracts, especially in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) surgeries.
  • A study with 69 patients compared the effects of two different parameters of cortical stimulation (5 vs. 9 stimuli) on the improvement of motor evoked potentials (MEP) during surgery.
  • The results showed a higher percentage of patients in the 9-stimulus group experienced significant MEP improvement, suggesting that longer stimulation may lead to better surgical outcomes and guidance.
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Stiff person syndrome (SPS) is a rare and disabling neurological disorder of autoimmune origin, characterized by progressive stiffness and muscle spasms affecting the axial and limb muscles, most frequently associated with antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase. We describe a patient who presented initially with compartment syndrome and was later diagnosed with SPS. This is the first case report of SPS possibly presenting initially with compartment syndrome.

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Background: Data on the long-term motor outcomes of genome-wide association study (GWAS)-linked Parkinson disease (PD) carriers are useful for clinical management.

Objectives: To characterise the association between GWAS-linked PARK16 gene variant and disease progression in PD over a 9-year time frame.

Methods: Over a 9-year period, carriers of PARK16 rs11240572 variant and non-carriers were followed up and evaluated using the modified Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y) staging scale and Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) part III.

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  • The study analyzed the effects of intraoperative factors on motor- and somatosensory-evoked potentials (MEP and SSEP) in 250 patients undergoing corrective surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) over five years.
  • Four groups of patients exhibited varying levels of MEP suppression (MEPS), with no postoperative neurological deficits observed, indicating that MEPS can occur unexpectedly and sometimes recover without surgical intervention.
  • The findings suggest that anesthetic management may play a crucial role in MEP recovery and advocate for a protocol prioritizing anesthetic intervention prior to surgery to enhance early identification of MEPS and reduce false positives during monitoring.
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  • - Ocular myasthenia gravis (OMG) can develop into generalized myasthenia gravis (GMG), and this study aimed to find out how often this conversion happens and what factors might predict it in an Asian population
  • - A retrospective analysis of 191 OMG patients was conducted, with 155 of them followed for at least 2 years. The conversion rate was found to be low, at 10.6% over roughly 40.8 months and 7.7% after 2 years
  • - Key predictive factors for this conversion included positive tests for acetylcholine receptor antibodies, positive results from repetitive nerve stimulation studies, and the presence of thymoma, highlighting their significance in understanding the progression of OMG
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Background: People with diabetes mellitus (DM) sometimes present with acute or subacute, progressive, asymmetrical pain and weakness of the proximal lower limb muscles. The various names for the condition include diabetic amyotrophy, diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathies, diabetic femoral neuropathy or Bruns-Garland syndrome. Some studies suggest that diabetic amyotrophy may be an immune-mediated inflammatory microvasculitis causing ischaemic damage of the nerves.

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Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by weakness of bodily skeletal muscles. Office-based diagnostic tests such as repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS), single fiber electromyography (SFEMG), and the ice test, are used to refine the differential clinical diagnosis of this disease. Evaluating the clinical sensitivity and specificity of these tests, however, may be confounded by lack of a gold standard, non-blinding, incorporation bias, use of non-representative populations and retrospective data.

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