National Neuroscience Institute

Neurologist uses AI to better predict how ALS progresses in different people

Huang Jing Han (left) was diagnosed with ALS in 2017, two years after she began experiencing symptoms such as slurred speech and difficulty walking down the stairs. /ALS patient Huang Jing Han (left) shares a tender moment with her husband Fabian Tan on July 14, 2026ST20260714_202698000148 juals Chong Jun Liang

Staying awake during spine surgery can be a safer treatment option for the elderly

Thomas Tan, a consultant in neurosurgery at the National Neuroscience Institute@Tan Tock Seng Hospital (second from right), demonstrated where the specialised instruments accessed the spine while minimising damage to surrounding tissues.

Road to recovery: Elderly woman hit by lorry in Upper Thomson in 2014 had 4 brain operations

After she was knocked down by a lorry in 2014, Lim Giok underwent four brain surgeries and years of rehabilitation. Today, she is able to walk on her own.

A blood test may help detect Alzheimer’s disease years before cognitive symptoms appear

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Surgeons perform first brain tumour removal through eye socket in Singapore

The team that carried out the eight-hour transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery (TONES) on patient Teong Wen Han (centre): Ophthalmologist David Law and otolaryngoloist Tan Jian Li from Tan Tock Seng Hospital; and neurosurgeons Jensen Ang and Christopher Ang from the National Neuroscience Institute.

Medical Mysteries

Half her vision went dark. It was not an eye problem but her nervous system under attack

Madam Tan Lee Chern and her son Mr Lee Rui Xuan. Madam Tan was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).

Medical Mysteries

Living with growing muscle weakness, movement challenges and seizures

Student of visual communications at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Abigail Chua, 20, inherited her rare condition from her mother.

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