Dr Lim Wei Kang

Procedure Performed

• Deep brain stimulator (DBS) programming for dystonia, epilepsy, parkinsonism and self-injurious behaviour in autism spectrum disorder
• Electroencephalography (EEG) and overnight video EEG monitoring (VEM)
• Lumbar puncture (diagnostic and therapeutic)
• Movement phenomenology assessment
• Assessment of muscle tone (hypertonia / hypotonia)
• Neurodevelopmental assessment (developmental delay, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD))
• Gait assessment
• Muscle biopsy
• Newborn resuscitation and examination
• Vaccination

Conditions treated:

• Seizures and epilepsy
• Headache
• Movement disorders (dystonia, chorea, parkinsonism, myoclonus, tics, Tourette syndrome, ataxia and tremor)
• Neuroinflammatory disorders (Guillain–Barré syndrome, transverse myelitis, ADEM and ANEC)
• Neuromuscular disorders
• Cerebral palsy and neurological disability
• Functional neurological disorders
• Neonatal and paediatric stroke
• Acute and chronic general paediatric conditions (asthma, growth and developmental problems)
• Complex paediatric care for children with multiple chronic conditions, such as Down syndrome, tuberous sclerosis and spina bifida

Post Graduate Qualifications:

• Master of Paediatrics (Universiti Malaya)
• Fellowship in Paediatric Neurology (Universiti Malaya)
• Fellowship in Paediatric Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation (University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children [SickKids], Canada)

Medical School:

• Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Clinical Training:

• House Officer, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC)
• Paediatric Medical Officer, Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, Temerloh
• General paediatric specialty training, Universiti Malaya and UMMC
• Paediatric neurology subspecialty training, Universiti Malaya and UMMC
• Fellowship in paediatric movement disorders and neuromodulation, University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Canada

Memberships:

• Life Member, Malaysian Society of Neurosciences
• Member, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
• Steering Committee Member, Movement Disorders in Asia Study Group

Awards:

• Certificate of Excellent Service 2021, Universiti Malaya
• Best Clinical Lecturer 2023, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya
• Excellent Service Award 2026, Universiti Malaya

Media & Publications

• Early Onset Dystonia, Parkinsonism, and Spasticity in Siblings with VAC14-Associated Neurodegeneration: A Case Report and Literature Review | Movement Disorders Clinical Practice | https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.70335
• Levodopa-Responsive Dystonia Secondary to CTNNB1 Neurodevelopmental Disorder | Movement Disorders Clinical Practice | https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.70166 
• Neurological outcome and health-related quality of life among Malaysian children with stroke | Brain and Development | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2025.104339 
• Anticholinergic Burden and Botulinum Toxin Needs after Deep Brain Stimulation in Adult and Pediatric Patients with Dystonia | Movement Disorders Clinical Practice | https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.70370 
• The effectiveness of epilepsy educational intervention using computer game-based epilepsy educational program (Epigame) among Malaysian children with epilepsy: A prospective cohort study | Epilepsy & Behavior | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109536 
• RNF213 p.R4810K variant in moyamoya disease in adults and children from a Malaysian tertiary center | Neurology Asia | https://doi.org/10.54029/2023jsj 
• Paediatric gliomatosis cerebri presenting with deep gray matter lesions | Neurology Asia | https://doi.org/10.54029/2023hjd 
• Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in young children with inflammatory bowel disease: A report of two cases | Neurology Asia | https://doi.org/10.54029/2023nnk 
• Advance care plan discussion among parents of children with cerebral palsy | Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology | https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.15184 
• Clinical features and outcomes of paediatric moyamoya vasculopathy in Malaysia | Neurology Asia | https://doi.org/10.54029/2022pvt 
• Chloral hydrate as a sedating agent for neurodiagnostic procedures in children | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011786.pub3 
• Malaysian outcome of acute necrotising encephalopathy of childhood | Brain and Development | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2020.12.003 
• RNF213 as a Susceptibility Gene in Moyamoya Disease, Moyamoya Syndrome and Intracranial Atherosclerosis in Young Adults and Children in Malaysia | Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2021; 50(Suppl 1):60
• Improving awareness, knowledge, and attitude among Malaysian parents of children with epilepsy using an Interactive Animated Epilepsy Education Programme (IAEEP) | Epilepsy & Behavior | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.02.008
• Extensive intracranial haemorrhage as a complication of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with hyperleukocytosis | Journal of Clinical Neuroscience | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2019.03.056
• Beyond The Diagnosis #39: A Childhood Defined By Dystonia | Podcast | BFM
• Fahami Palsi Serebrum (CP) | Helo Doktor | TV3MALAYSIA Official YouTube