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| Mei Sian ChongSummaryAffiliation: Tan Tock Seng Hospital Country: Singapore Publications
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Bedside clinical methods useful as screening test for aspiration in elderly patients with recent and previous strokesM S Chong
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433
Ann Acad Med Singapore 32:790-4. 2003..The usefulness of bedside clinical assessment tools for detecting dysphagia on different consistencies of feeds was also studied...- A new model of delirium care in the acute geriatric setting: geriatric monitoring unitMei Sian Chong
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore
BMC Geriatr 11:41. 2011..We hypothesize that patients with delirium admitted to the GMU would have better clinical outcomes with less need for physical and psychotropic restraints compared to usual care... - Diagnostic performance of the Chinese Frontal Assessment Battery in early cognitive impairment in an Asian populationM S Chong
Clinical Research Unit, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 30:525-32. 2010..There is a paucity of studies validating cutoffs in the early cognitive impairment. We aim to validate the Chinese FAB in Asian subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early dementia... - Biomarkers in preclinical Alzheimer's diseaseMei Sian Chong
Department of Geriatric Medicine Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Curr Opin Investig Drugs 7:600-7. 2006.... - Screening for dementia in the older Chinese with a single question test on progressive forgetfulnessMei Sian Chong
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 21:442-8. 2006..To assess the utility of asking for presence of progressive forgetfulness (PF) prior to administering the Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) when screening for dementia in the community-dwelling elderly Chinese... - Preclinical Alzheimer's disease: diagnosis and prediction of progressionMei Sian Chong
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore S308433
Lancet Neurol 4:576-9. 2005..Also needed are good-quality normal-values data on the various tests used to predict progression in preclinical AD... - An evidence-based clinical approach to the diagnosis of dementiaM S Chong
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433
Ann Acad Med Singapore 32:740-8. 2003..The final step determines the aetiology of dementia with the use of a focused history, physical examination, a predefined battery of haematological tests and, in selected cases, structural neuroimaging... - Utility of the clinical dementia rating in Asian populationsWee Shiong Lim
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433
Clin Med Res 5:61-70. 2007.... - The use of a self-reported pain measure, a nurse-reported pain measure and the PAINAD in nursing home residents with moderate and severe dementia: a validation studyIan Yi Onn Leong
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433
Age Ageing 35:252-6. 2006..To assess the construct validity of three measures of pain and to determine a categorical version of the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) scale... - The impact of swallowing disorders in the elderlyP K Lieu
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433
Ann Acad Med Singapore 30:148-54. 2001..CONCLUSION: The effective management of swallowing impairment in the elderly requires a multidisciplinary team approach...