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Doctor in the House: Motor Neuron Disease
23 March 2018
By MND Malaysia

The recent death of Professor Stephen Hawking due to motor neuron disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has cast limelight on the rare disorder. Professor Dr Nortina Shahrizaila and Dr Loh Ee Chin share more about how the Motor Neurone Disease Clinic in University Malaya Medical Centre. They talk about the multidisciplinary approach to help patients.

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Ng (seated right) with Dr Loh (seated centre) and others pose with participants of the seminar.
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MND Association reaching out to patients
28 January 2018
By MND Malaysia

The Malaysia Motor Neuron Disease (MND) Association is doing its bit to reach out to patients diagnosed with MND in the hope of creating awareness of the rare condition among the community. Fifty-one hospital doctors and staffers attended a one-day seminar which took place at Dewan Pesona of SGH, and they learned how to use the eye-tracker.

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University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) neurologist Prof Dr Nortina Shahrizaila (left) speaks during the "Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Clinic" at Sri Pentas. Pic by NURUL SHAFINA JEMENON
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4 to 6 Malaysians diagnosed with MND each month
23 November 2017
By MND Malaysia

Two consultant neurologists from University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Professor Dr Nortina Shahrizaila and Professor Dr Lydia Abdul Latif gave a talk on MND at Sri Pentas. Organised by Media Prima Bhd, the talk was held to create awareness and spread knowledge on MND among Malaysians.

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Review: ALS and MND in Asia
7 December 2016
By MND Malaysia

In this podcast, Dr Nortina Shahrizaila, a neurologist from the University of Malaya, talks about her review regarding Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and motor neuron syndromes in Asia. She discusses with Elizabeth Highton what is known of ALS in Asia from an epidemiological perspective through to disease characterisation and particular phenotypes which can be seen in Asian patients.

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