Assoc Prof Loh Ngai Kun

​Dr Loh Ngai Kun is a clinical neurologist with an interest in epilepsy and sleep disorders. He has been with the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) since the beginning in June 1999.

Close to his heart is patient care, especially in managing inpatients who are generally sicker and more ill compared to outpatients, thereby requiring more attention and care. We believe in delivering the best holistic care possible to every patient, and doing everything humanly possible, with no regrets thereafter, to achieve what we can for the patient.  At the same time, we also believe in clear communication to the patient’s family so that their expectations are in touch with the reality of the situation.  When this happens, with the family witnessing the doctors doing their very best despite the gravity of the situation, they feel assured and comforted, no matter what the outcome is for the patient.

Besides managing patients with neurological disorders, Dr Loh has a keen interest in teaching senior residents, medical students and technicians. Have been involved in the teaching of electroencephalography (EEG) to our Senior Residents and EEG technicians on a weekly basis for many years.

• Trained in Epilepsy and Sleep disorders in Cleveland Clinic (Ohio/USA) on a HMDP from 1996-1997

• Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute
• Associate Professor, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
• Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
• Supervisor, Department Mortality and morbidity rounds
• Chairman, Department Peer Review Learning Committee
• Supervisor, Junior Residents rotated to the Department
• Core Faculty member, SHS Internal Medicine Residency

• RISE Award: Certificate of Commendation (Top faculty 2012-2013)
• GCEO Excellence Award 2012 - Outstanding Clinician Award
• Duke NUS Graduate Medical School: Faculty Appreciation Award (Outstanding Faculty for Engagement) (Neurology)) in 2011
• NUS Dean’s Award: for Teaching Excellence in 2007

• Tu TM, Loh NK, N Tan.  Clinical risk factors for non-convulsive status epilepticus during emergent electroencephalogram.  Seizure.2013, 22(9):794-7.
• Lim CC, Yin HY, Loh NK, et al.  Malformations of cortical development: High-resolution MR and diffusion tensor imaging of fibre tracts at 3T.  J Neuroradiol 2005, 26:61-64.
• Au WL, Lim CC, Seow CC, et al.  Serial diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in adult-onset citrullinaemia.  J Neurol Sci 2003; 209: 101-4.
• Loh NK, Sitoh YY, Lee SH, et al.  Bilateral substantia nigra changes on MRI in a patient with encephalitis lethargica.  Neurology 1999; 53: 1860-2. 
• Loh NK, Lee WL, Yew WW, et al.  Epidemiologic study of epilepsy in young Singaporean men.  Epilepsia 1999; 40 (10): 1384-7.
• Loh NK, Dinner DS, Foldvary N, et al.  Do patients with obstructive sleep apnea wake up with headaches?  Arch of Intern Med 1999; 159 (15): 1765-8.
• Lee KE, Loh NK, Tan KY.  Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease presenting with visual blurring, diplopia and visual loss: Heidenhain’s variant.  Ann Acad Med Singapore 1998; 27: 854-6. 
• Chee WL, Loh NK.  Asymmetric hippocampal atrophy and extra-hippocampal epilepsy following refractory stauts epilepticus in an adult.  J Neurol Sci 1997; 147 (2): 203-4.
• Loh NK, Lee WL, Yew WW, et al.  Refractory seizures in a young army cohort.  Ann Acad Med Singapore 1997; 26 (4):471-4.
• M Saini, NM Varghese, Khin Hnin Su Wai, et al.  Rapidly progressive dementia with myoclonus: Not Creutzfeld-Jakob disease.  Neurol India 2017; 65(2):426-7.