'absence status' (Status Epilepticus)
Definition : A prolonged seizure or seizures repeated frequently enough to prevent recovery between episodes occurring over a period of 20-30 minutes. The most common subtype is generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus, a potentially fatal condition associated with neuronal injury and respiratory and metabolic dysfunction. Nonconvulsive forms include petit mal status and complex partial status, which may manifest as behavioral disturbances. Simple partial status epilepticus consists of persistent motor, sensory, or autonomic seizures that do not impair cognition (see also EPILEPSIA PARTIALIS CONTINUA). Subclinical status epilepticus generally refers to seizures occurring in an unresponsive or comatose individual in the absence of overt signs of seizure activity. (From N Engl J Med 1998 Apr 2;338(14):970-6; Neurologia 1997 Dec;12 Suppl 6:25-30)
Source : National Library of Medicine (MeSH 2007)
Definition : A prolonged seizure or seizures repeated frequently enough to prevent recovery between episodes occurring over a period of 20-30 minutes. The most common subtype is generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus, a potentially fatal condition associated with neuronal injury and respiratory and metabolic dysfunction. Nonconvulsive forms include petit mal status and complex partial status, which may manifest as behavioral disturbances. Simple partial status epilepticus consists of persistent motor, sensory, or autonomic seizures that do not impair cognition (see also EPILEPSIA PARTIALIS CONTINUA). Subclinical status epilepticus generally refers to seizures occurring in an unresponsive or comatose individual in the absence of overt signs of seizure activity. (From N Engl J Med 1998 Apr 2;338(14):970-6; Neurologia 1997 Dec;12 Suppl 6:25-30)
Source : National Library of Medicine (MeSH 2007)


Using this criteria, we found physicians in the following specialties who are likely to address 'absence status' (Status Epilepticus)

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Daniel H. Lowenstein, MD UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Specialty : Neurology
Subspecialty/Area of Concentration : Epilepsy Neurology
Special Interests : Status Epilepticus
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Harrol Terry Hutchison, MD UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Specialty : Child Neurology
Subspecialty/Area of Concentration : Epilepsy Neurology
Special Interests : Cerebral Decortication, Electroencephalography, Electrosurgery, Status Epilepticus, Hemispherectomy, Anterior Temporal Lobectomy, Intractable Epilepsy, Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation, Pediatric Evoked Potentials
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