Clin Asst Prof Tan You Jiang

MBBS(S’pore), MSc Sleep Medicine (Oxford), MMed(Int Med), MRCP(London), FRCP(UK), FAMS (Neurology)

Consultant

National Neuroscience Institute

Specialty: Neurology

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About

Education and Training

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Research Trials

Publications

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Epilepsy General Neurology Sleep Disorders Stroke

Clinical Interests

Epilepsy, General Neurology, Sleep Neurology

Clinical Appointments

Consultant

SingHealth Duke-NUS Sleep Centre

Consultant

Department of Neurology

Consultant

Neuroscience

Academic Appointments

Clinical Asst Professor

Neuroscience Academic Clinical Programme

About

Dr Tan is a consultant neurologist who specialises in patients with epilepsy and sleep-related neurological disorders, and has attained post-graduate qualification in Sleep Medicine at the University of Oxford. A keen educator, he holds multiple teaching positions and won multiple awards for his educational efforts. He is currently undergoing post-graduate training in Medical Education at the University of Oxford.

Education and Training

Master of Science in Sleep Medicine (University of Oxford)
ASEPA-ASNA-CAAE Electroencephalographer Certification
Master of Medicine, Internal Medicine (National University of Singapore)
Diploma, Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (London College)
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (National University of Singapore)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Consultant, Department of Neurology, NNI (SGH, SKH)
Consultant, SingHealth Duke-NUS Sleep Centre
Associate Programme Director, SingHealth Neurology Senior Residency Programme
Core Faculty, SingHealth Internal Medicine Residency Programme
Assistant Professor (Clinical), Duke-NUS Medical School
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (NTU)
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS)
Course Director, SPARC* Neurology PACES Course
Fellow, Academy of Medicine
Lead, SGH Neurology Work Group (Education)
Site Director, NHG Psychiatry Residency
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, St. John Singapore
Associate Member, St. John Council, Singapore
Member, European Sleep Research Society
Member, World Sleep Society

Awards

Singapore Health Quality Service Award, Gold, 2025
Quality Service Award, Gold, NNI, 2023
Quality Service Award, Silver, NNI, 2023
Member, The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, 2024
Dean’s Special Recognition Award, NUS 2022
Outstanding Mentor Award, Singapore Medical Association 2022
Medicine ACP Senior Educator Award, 2021
RiSE Outstanding Faculty Award, 2021
Outstanding Tutor Award, MedSoc 2019
Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, NUS 2018
Dean’s Special Recognition Award, NUS 2018
RiSE Inspiring Resident Educator Award 2018
Service with A Heart Award, 2018
Dean’s Special Recognition Award, NUS 2016
Service with A Heart Award, 2016

Research Trials

Actigraphic evaluation of sleep disorders in patients with Primary Hyperthyroidism (SKH Research Grant)
AI Driven NCS analysis for CTS (Brain Tank/Pitch-for-funds Duke-NUS ACP Funding)

Publications

Tan YJ, Gosavi T, Foong WD. A Review of the Clinical and Polysomnographic Features of Sleep Disturbances in Patients With Anti-IgLON5 Disease. J Sleep Res. 2025 Aug 5:e70159. doi: 10.1111/jsr.70159
Tan YJ, Chan WS, Mu X. Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced encephalitis mimicking Wernicke encephalopathy - A case report. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 Aug 7;257:109091
Tan YJ, Chuah TY. Brainstem Encephalitis as an Atypical Neurologic Complication Following Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2025 Jul 14;2025:3086387
Tan YJ Lin SZ. Isolated Abducens Nerve Palsies from COVID-19 Infections: Clinical Features and Outcomes. Neurology India. 2025 May 1;73(3):524-8
Tan YJ, Khoo SQX, Tan Y. Ethyl chloride poisoning from inhalational misuse: clinical features and outcomes. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2024 Nov 27:1-7.
Tan YJ, Tan Y. Hirayama disease in a teenager with severe hand weakness. J of Clin. Neurosci. 2004;126:75-76
Ling HC, Ong CS, Narasimhalu K, Tan YJ. A treatable case of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy masquerading as motor neuron disease. Neurol Asia. 2024;29(2):483-487
Tan YJ, Teo CH, Chan C. Acutely shaky hand. Emergency Medicine Journal. 2024;41:303-326
Lin ZZS, Ling HC, Tan YJ. A case of primary Sjogren syndrome masquerading as post-COVID Bickerstaff encephalitis. Neurol Asia. 2024. 28(1):255-257
Tan YJ, Sugianto N, Li Y. Multifocal strokes and vision loss from PDLLA filler injections. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024 Jan 6;33(3):107556.
Tan YJ, Tan Y. Elevated Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels from acute COVID-19 infection confounding cancer disease surveillance. QJM. 2024 Jan 16:hcae008.
Tan Z, Chia YMF, Mu X, Tan YJ. Inherited chromosomally-integrated human herpes virus 6 confounding test results in a patient with myelitis and optic neuritis - A case report. J Neuroimmunol. 2024 Jan 4;387:578283.
Tan Z, Foong WD, Tan YJ. Painless nondiabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy with complete recovery: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2023 Nov 21;17(1):485.
Tan YJ, Siow IE, Ong CS, Narasimhalu K, Yong KP. Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis in Southeast Asia – A single-Centre, Longitudinal Study. Clin. Neurol. Neurosurg. 2023;231:107845.
Tan YJ, Teo TL, Yeo LXC. Cervical Posterior Spinal Artery Infarction Causing Partial Brown-Sequard Syndrome. QJM. 2023;hcad104.
Tan YJ, Ramesh R, Tan YH, Tan MLS, Setiawan S. COVID-19 and Isolated Oculomotor Nerve Palsy: Clinical Features and Outcomes. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2023;225:107601
Tan YJ, Ong CS, Siow I, Yong KP. Clinical Characteristics of Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis in Adult Southeast Asian Males. Singapore Med J. 2023. (Published ahead of print) Doi:10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-007
Tan YJ, Kan YLJ, Manohararaj N. Confidence in Neurology: how Educators can help Junior Doctors fight Neurophobia. South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education. 2022;(16)2,p30-37
Chiew YR, Yong YY, Ng GJ, Tan YJ. Orbital Apex Syndrome Secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: Clinical Features and Outcomes. J of Clin. Neurosci. 2022 May;99:367-372
Ong CS, Gao J, Tan YJ. Capecitabine-related Neurotoxicity: Clinical and Radiologic Features. J Neuro Sci. 2022 Sep 30:120444
Tan YJ, Khoo QXS, Tan ST. Acute Metaldehyde Poisoning from Ingestion: Clinical Features and Implications for Early Treatment. Acute Med Surg. 2022;(9)e766.
Tan YJ, Sim CY, Narasimhalu K, Lim KS. New-onset Refractory Status Epilepticus after First Dose of Tozinameran. Neurol Asia. 2022;27(3):771-776
Tan YJ, Ong CS, Siow I, Koh YH. Practical Utility of Electrophysiologic Tests in Diagnosing Functional Myoclonus: An Illustrative Case. Neurol Asia. 2022;27(3):791-794
Tan YJ. Manohararaj N. A Practical Clinical Course Model for Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic. South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education. 2021;15(2)
Tan YJ. The White Book of Neurologic Examination: A Beginner’s Essential. World Scientific, 2021.
Tan YJ, Manohararaj N. Isolated Infarctions of the Conus Medullaris: Clinical Features and Outcomes. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Aug 21;30(10):106055.
Tan YJ, Salkade P, Ho JX, De Silva DA, Lo YL. Recurrent ipsilateral hemiparesis in a patient with both uncrossed corticospinal tracts and reorganization of cortical motor areas–An opportune visitation of the motor tracts. J of Clin. Neurosci. 2021 Apr 1;86:139-44.
Tan ST, Chen GL, Lee WCD, Tan YJ. Brachial Plexopathy from Metaldehyde Poisoning – A Case Report. Neurol. Asia. 2021. 26(4):839-843
Tan YJ, Ng GJ, Lai JY, Narasimhalu K. Sulcal artery syndrome: A Three-patient series and review of literature. J of Clin. Neurosci. 2021 Jun 1;88:47-51.
Tan YJ, Narasimhalu K, Chan Y, De Silva DA. Stroke Patients Without COVID-19 Symptoms: Is There a Need to Screen?. Neurologist. 2021 Mar;26(2):73.
Loo KN, Tan YJ, Narasimhalu K, et al. Cerebellar Stroke in a COVID-19 infected patient. A Case Report. J Crit Care Med. 2021. 7(2) DOI: 10.2478/jccm-2021-0004
Ong CS, Xiong J, Tan YJ. Cheiro-oral syndrome secondary to thalamic infarction: a clinical syndrome a physician should know. BMJ Case Reports CP. 2020 Oct 1;13(10):e236017.
Tan YJ, Choo CH. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension–Characteristic MRI Features. Headache. 2020 Oct;60(9):2083-4.
Tan YJ, Raj S, Raj S, De Silva DA. Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula mimicking ischemic stroke and treated with intravenous thrombolysis. Neurol. Asia. 2020 Jun 1;25(2).
Tan YJ, Khoo S, De Silva DA. Transient Lower Limb Weakness: An Atypical Presentation of Spontaneous Symptomatic Epidural Hematoma J. Neurol. Sci. 2017; 945-1128