Disability and Patient-Reported Satisfaction in Women with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Comparative Study of Venous Sinus Stenting and Medical Management.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patients with chronic idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) commonly experience a high level of disability and low satisfaction with medical treatment. We aim to evaluate long-term functional improvement and patient satisfaction in IIH patients with similar symptoms by comparing venous sinus stenting (VSS) to standard medical therapy.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire study of 111 IIH patients, comparing 37 adult female patients who underwent venous sinus stenting with 74 patients treated medically. Propensity score matching was used to balance age and presence of papilledema at presentation between groups. Headache-related disability was evaluated using the Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS), while general function and treatment s

SUBMITTER: Buhbut O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11593176 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature