Stenting versus medical treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension based on a propensity score matching method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, stenting has been widely used to treat patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and venous sinus stenosis (VSS); however, research comparing stenting and medical treatment (MT) remains scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of stenting and MT in treating patients with IIH and VSS.

Methods

In this single-center, retrospective, cohort study, the clinical data of patients diagnosed with IIH and VSS at The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2018 to June 2023 were collected for analysis. Based on the treatment approaches, the patients were divided into the following two groups: the stenting group (Group S), and the MT group (Group M). The patients underwent 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM)

SUBMITTER: Xu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11744137 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature