Test-Retest Reliability, Effects of Age and Comparison of Horizontal 2 Semicircular Canals Gain Values between Head Impulse and Suppression Head Impulse Paradigms.

Background: This study investigates the test-retest reliability, aging effects, and differences in horizontal semicircular canals gain values between the head impulse paradigm and suppression head impulse paradigm.

Methods: Sixty healthy adult subjects aged 22-76-year-old (mean ± standard deviation=47.27 ± 18.

A Review of Food Texture Modification among Individuals with Cerebral Palsy: The Challenges among Cerebral Palsy Families.

Individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) frequently present with multiple feeding problems, which may require food texture modification to ensure safe feeding. This review aims to explore the challenges individuals with CP and their caregiver's face and recommend modified food textures to ensure safety and improve the quality of life and nutritional status. A systematic search was carried out through four databases (i.

Research landscape on 3D printing applications in healthcare within Southeast Asian countries: a systematic scoping review protocol.

Introduction: Three-dimensional (3D) printing plays a significant role as a promising technological advancement in modern healthcare settings. 3D printing has been incorporated by many sectors worldwide including in Southeast Asian countries. However, there is a paucity of research, especially in the healthcare pertaining to 3D printing activity in the Southeast Asian region.

Case report: Triple whammy: Synchronous radiotherapy induced glioblastoma multiforme and papillary thyroid cancer following nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Secondary malignancies following radiotherapy are well documented, with an estimated incidence of 5%. These may manifest as carcinomas, gliomas, or sarcomas within the previous radiation field. Glioblastoma multiforme following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is an uncommon occurrence and carries a poor prognosis, whereas papillary thyroid carcinoma following radiotherapy is well documented, though the exact incidence is not well documented.

Problems faced by Malaysians during the Movement Control Order and Conditional Movement Control Order: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic had caused Malaysia to introduce a lockdown approach for the first time that was due to an outbreak of infectious disease. This was bound to create certain problems as it disrupts Malaysians' daily routine and way of life.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study to identify the problems faced by Malaysian Social Media Users during the Movement Control Order (MCO) and Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) was conducted.

Atypical presentation of an atypical pneumonia: a case report.

Background: Neurologic impediments occur in only 0.1% of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections. Although direct intracerebral infection can occur in these patients, autoimmune-mediated reactions secondary to molecular mimicry are the most common pathophysiology of such neurological complications.

Quantitative vestibular function tests in posterior circulation stroke patients: A review.

While specific bedside examinations are known to be sensitive in identifying stroke among acute vestibular syndrome patients, complementary quantitative vestibular function testing can be helpful to quantify vestibular loss due to stroke. In contrast to peripheral vestibular dysfunction, diagnosis of central vestibular dysfunction can be challenging for unskilful clinicians. This article presents a comprehensive overview of quantitative vestibular function test findings such as the video head impulse test (vHIT), cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs), ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs), videonystagmography (VNG) and caloric test among stroke patients.

The prevalence of Dysphagia among head and neck cancer patients in tertiary public hospitals in Malaysia.

Introduction: Dysphagia is the most common problem among head and neck cancer patients. It can occur before, during, and/or after cancer treatment due to cancer growth or side effects from cancer treatment. To date, the data on the prevalence of dysphagia in Malaysia is very limited.

Level of Awareness, Knowledge, and Involvement of Malaysian Medical and Dental Practitioners in Dysphagia Management of Head and Neck Cancer Patients.

Head and neck cancer patients are at high risk of developing dysphagia from undergoing cancer treatment. It is essential for medical and dental practitioners to recognize speech-language pathologists' role and dysphagia symptoms to provide a timely referral to speech-language pathologists. This study aims to determine the level of awareness, knowledge, and involvement of medical and dental practitioners in dysphagia management.

Telemedicine Guidelines in South East Asia-A Scoping Review.

Telemedicine is a useful tool to deliver healthcare to communities in low- to high-income countries, especially in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic era. Guidelines on telemedicine would assist healthcare providers in delivering healthcare services based on local circumstances. To explore and compare guidelines on telehealth and telemedicine in South East Asian countries.

The effectiveness of home-based therapy on functional outcome, self-efficacy and anxiety among discharged stroke survivors.

Introduction: Stroke survivors are commonly at risk of functional decline following discharge from rehabilitation, which increase their susceptibility to falls, dependency in activities of daily living and emotional disturbances. To combat these, continued therapy is important. Home-based therapy (HBT) has been shown to be useful in maintaining functional performance and quality of life of chronic stroke survivors.

Quality measures of a multicentre universal newborn hearing screening program in Malaysia.

Objective: To evaluate and discuss the outcomes of the universal newborn hearing screening program conducted at four public hospitals in Malaysia.

Method: A retrospective analysis of the universal newborn hearing screening database from each hospital was performed. The database consisted of 28,432 and 30,340 screening results of babies born in 2015 and 2016, respectively.

Characteristics and prosthesis usage of amputees attending Medical Rehabilitation services in Malaysia.

Introduction: Increasing numbers of limb amputation are performed globally and in Malaysia due to the rise of complications because of Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Limb amputation influences many aspects of an individual's life, and prosthesis restoration is one of the primary rehabilitation goals to help amputees resume daily activities. As limited information is available in Malaysia, this study aims to determine the socio-demographic, clinical characteristics and prosthesis usage among the amputees.

Rehabilitation in Malaysia.

This article reviews the epidemiology, rehabilitation intervention strategies, and rehabilitation resources for persons with disabilities (PWD) in Malaysia. Currently, the registered number of PWD is 409,269 individuals, 1.3% of the total population, which is far less than the World Health Organization estimation of 10%.

Oral hygiene practices and knowledge among stroke-care nurses: A multicentre cross-sectional study.

Aims And Objectives: To investigate oral health knowledge for stroke care and the clinical practices performed for oral hygiene care in Malaysia.

Background: Oral hygiene care following stroke is important as the mouth can act as a reservoir for opportunistic infections that can lead to aspirational pneumonia.

Design: A national cross-sectional survey was conducted in Malaysia among public hospitals where specialist stroke rehabilitation care is provided.

An unexpected delivery: pregnancy experience of a paraplegic lady.

Introduction: Spinal cord injury (SCI) has increased over the years, and so has the survival. Women with SCI remain fertile and have equal chance of pregnancy.

Case Presentation: We described a case of a 29-year-old lady with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) resultant with paraplegia in 2008, who conceived naturally 2 years after the injury.