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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...
Gene expression profiling of peripheral blood leukocytes shows consistent longitudinal downregulation of TOMM40 and upregulation of KIR2DL5A, PLOD1, and SLC2A8 among fast progressors in early Alzheimer's diseaseMei Sian Chong
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
J Alzheimers Dis 34:399-405. 2013....- A subacute model of geriatric care for frail older persons: the Tan Tock Seng Hospital experienceMei Sian Chong
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Ann Acad Med Singapore 41:354-61. 2012..The subacute care unit in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) was set up in May 2009. We examined its impact on the transitions at the nexus between hospital and community sectors, patients' discharge destination and functional performance... 
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... - Multidimensionality of the Zarit Burden Interview across the severity spectrum of cognitive impairment: an Asian perspectiveWee Kooi Cheah
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Int Psychogeriatr 24:1846-54. 2012.... - 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... - Metabolic syndrome and amnestic mild cognitive impairment: singapore longitudinal ageing study-2 findingsLiang Feng
Gerontology Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
J Alzheimers Dis 34:649-57. 2013..03-10.85) and younger (<65 years) participants with APOE-ε4 (OR = 6.57; 95% CI, 1.03-41.74). MetS was found to be associated with aMCI, especially in individuals with APOE-ε4 at younger age in this middle-aged and older cohort... - 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...