The expanding burden of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify the hospital burden and health economic impact of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Methods

Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) national data was extracted between 1st January 2002 and 31st December 2016. All those within England with a diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension were included. Those with secondary causes of raised intracranial pressure such as tumours, hydrocephalus and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis were excluded.

Results

A total of 23,182 new IIH cases were diagnosed. Fifty-two percent resided in the most socially deprived areas (quintiles 1 and 2). Incidence rose between 2002 and 2016 from 2.3 to 4.7 per 100,000 in the general population. Peak incidence occurred in females aged 25 (15.2 per 100,000). 91.6% were trea

SUBMITTER: Mollan SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6460708 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature