Dr LO Yew Long
MBBS, MMED (Int Med), FAMS
Consultant Neurologist
Neurophysiology & Neuromuscular Disorders

RESEARCH AREAS

• Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the motor control of vocalization, music processing and cognition
• Clinical Neurophysiology applications in neuromuscular disorders
  

AWARDS

• International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
  1996
  
• HMDP Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology
  1997 - 1998
  Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford University
  United Kingdom
  
• Excellence for Singapore Award 2001
  Nepalese Twins Operation Team
  Singapore General Hospital
  
• Singapore General Hospital
  Excellent Publication Award 2002
  Gold Medal
  
• National Healthcare Group
  Long Service Award
  2003
  
• International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
  Young Investigator Fellowship Award
  2004
  

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Electrophysiological aspects of cervical spondylotic myelopathy
• Motor control in human singing and vocalisation
• Neuromuscular transmission in demyelinating polyneuropathies
  

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Lo YL, P Ratnagopal
  
  Transcranial magnetic stimulation studies in the Miller Fisher syndrome: evidence of corticospinal tract abnormality
  
  J. Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2001; 71: 210 - 214
  
  
• Lo YL, Dan YF, Lee MP, P Ratnagopal
  
  Segmental mixed nereve conduction studies in ulnar neuropathy
  
  J Clin Neurophysiol 2001; 18: 456 - 9
  
  
• Lo YL, Leoh TH, Loh LM, Tan CE
  
  Statin therapy and small fibre neuropathy: a serial electrophysiological study
  
  J Neurol Sci 2003; 208: 105 - 8
  
  
• Lo YL, Leoh TH, Tan TE, Foo ML, Dan YF, Ratnagopal P
  
  Repetitive hypoglossal nerve stimulation in myasthenia gravis
  
  Clin Neurophysiol 2002; 113; 1227 - 30
  
  
• Lo YL, Ho SC, Koh LK, Khoo DK
  
  EMG myokymia as a cause of ptosis
  
  
• Lo YL, Chan LL, Lim W, Tan SB, Tan CT, Chen JLT, Fook-Chong S, Ratnagopal P
  
  Systematic correlation of transcranial magnetic stimulation and cord compression on MRI in cervical spondylotic myelopathy
  
  Spine 2004; 29: 1137 - 45
  
  
• Lo YL, S Fook-Chong, Lau DPC, Tan EK
  
  Cortical excitability changes associated with musical tasks: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study in humans
  
  Neurosci Lett 2003; 352:85 - 8
  
  
• Lo YL, Leoh TH, Dan YF, et al.
  
  Repetitive stimulation of the long thoracic nerve
  
  J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2003; 74: 379 - 81
  
  
• Lo YL, Dan YF, Leoh TH, Tan YE, Ratnagopal P
  
  Decremental in area of muscle responses to repetitive nerve stimulation
  
  Muscle Nerve 2003; 27: 494 - 6
  
  
• Lo YL, Fook-Chong S, Tan EK
  
  Increased cortical excitability in human deception
  
  Neuroreport 2003; 14: 1021 - 4
  
  
• Lo YL, Dan YF, Leoh TH, Tan YE, Nurjannah S, Ratnagopal P
  
  The effect of exercise on repetitive nerve stimulation studies: new appraisal of an old technique
  
  J Clin Neurophysiol 2003 (in press)
  
  
• Lo YL, Cui SL
  
  Acupuncture and the modulation of cortical excitability
  
  Neuroreport 2003; 14: 1229 - 31
  
  
• Lo YL, Chan LL, Pan A, Ratnagopal P
  
  Acute ophthalmoparesis with anti-GQ1b antibody: electrophysiological evidence of neuromuscular transmission defectin the orbicularis oculi
  
  J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2003; 75: 436 - 40
  
  
• Lo YL, Dan YF, Tan YE, Nurjannah S, Tan CT, Tan SB, Raman S
  
  Intraoperative monitoring in scoliosis with multipulse cortical stimulation and desflurance anesthesia
  
  Spinal Cord 42: 342 - 5
  
  
• Lo YL, Leoh, Dan YF, Tan YE, S Nurjannah, S Fook-Chong
  
  An electrophysiological study of the deep peroneal sensory nerve
  
  Eur Neurol 2003; 50: 244 - 7
  
  
• Lo YL, Fook-Chong S
  
  Ipsilateral and contralateral motro control mechanisms in musical and vocalization tasks
  
  Exp Brain Res (in press)
  
  
• Lo YL, Prakash KM, Leoh TH, Tan YE, Dan YF, Xu LQ, Ratnagopal P
  
  Posterior antebrachial nerve conduction study in radial neuropathy
  
  J Neurol Sci (in press)
  
  
• Lo YL, Tan SH
  
  Motor root conduction block in traumatic brachial plexopathy
  
  J Neurol Sci (in press)
  

TEAM MEMBERS

• YF Dan
• YE Tan
• TH Leoh
• S Nurjannah
• Dr Prakash Kumar
  

COLLABORATORS

Local

• Dr David Lau, ENT Department, SGH
• Dr Sitaram Raman, Department of Anesthesiology, SGH
• Dr Tan Seang Beng, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, SGH
• Dr Tan Chong Tien, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, SGH
• Dr Stephanie Fook-Chong, Department of Clinical Research, SGH
• Dr Chan Ling Ling, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, SGH
  

Overseas

• Prof KR Mills, Academic Neuroscience Centre, King's College, London UK