TY  - THES
AB  - Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is characterized by elevated cerebrospinal fluid pressure without an identifiable cause, commonly affecting overweight women of childbearing age. Diagnosis follows the Modified Dandy Criteria, and management typically begins with weight loss and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors; surgical options are considered for refractory cases. Given the link between obesity and IIH, this study evaluated whether absolute weight loss, percent weight loss, or BMI change predict symptom improvement. Logistic regression revealed weight loss significantly increased the likelihood of improvement in headache, vision, and tinnitus. These findings support weight reduction as a key therapeutic recommendation for IIH patients.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AU  - Wyse, Zoe
DA  - 2013
DO  - 10.6083/M4QN64S4
DO  - DOI
ED  - Austin, Donald
ED  - Mentor
ID  - 982
KW  - Vision Disorders
KW  - Tinnitus
KW  - Headache
KW  - Pseudotumor Cerebri
KW  - Weight Loss
KW  - Intracranial Hypertension
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Overweight
KW  - Female
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/982/files/985_etd.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/982/files/985_etd.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/982/files/985_etd.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/982/files/985_etd.pdf
N2  - Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is characterized by elevated cerebrospinal fluid pressure without an identifiable cause, commonly affecting overweight women of childbearing age. Diagnosis follows the Modified Dandy Criteria, and management typically begins with weight loss and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors; surgical options are considered for refractory cases. Given the link between obesity and IIH, this study evaluated whether absolute weight loss, percent weight loss, or BMI change predict symptom improvement. Logistic regression revealed weight loss significantly increased the likelihood of improvement in headache, vision, and tinnitus. These findings support weight reduction as a key therapeutic recommendation for IIH patients.
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2013
T1  - Weight loss as a predictor of resolution of symptoms in subjects with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
TI  - Weight loss as a predictor of resolution of symptoms in subjects with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/982/files/985_etd.pdf
Y1  - 2013
ER  -