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Sandra Yee

Publications and source records attributed to Sandra Yee.

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PubMed2003

Hashimoto's encephalopathy: postmortem findings after fatal status epilepticus.

The clinical features of Hashimoto's encephalopathy have been attributed to a cerebral vasculitis, but pathologic material is rarely available. The authors describe an individual with Hashimoto's encephalopathy complicated by fatal status epilepticus. Postmortem examination demonstrated mild perivascular lymphocytic infiltration throughout the brain and leptomeninges plus diffuse gliosis of gray matter in the cortex, basal ganglia, thalami, hippocampi, and, to a lesser extent, the parenchymal white matter.

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PubMed2003

Simple anesthesia for simple mastectomies.

We describe our technique for simple mastectomy under local anesthesia for patients with high anesthetic risk factors, particularly the elderly. Seven patients with a mean age of 88 years (range 80-94 years) with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classes of three or four were given a simple mastectomy using local anesthesia and an intravenous sedative. Blood loss was minimal (mean = 95.7 cm3), as was operating room time (mean = 62 min). Most patients were returned to nursing homes on post-operative day 2. There were no complications related to the procedure.

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