BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the incidence and prevalence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in Sheffield, UK. METHODS: A retrospective review of case notes was conducted to identify cases of IIH seen between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2008. RESULTS: Sixteen (15 women and 1 man) new patients were identified to give an incidence within Sheffield of 1.56/100,000/year and 2.86/100,000/year for women. The incidence of IIH in obese women was 11.9/100,000/year. The prevalence of IIH was calculated as 10.9/100,000, and 85.7/100,000 in obese women. CONCLUSION: A higher incidence of IIH than previously reported UK data was found, which may be because of increasing obesity within the population, or improved case ascertainment.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the incidence and prevalence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in Sheffield, UK. METHODS: A retrospective review of case notes was conducted to identify cases of IIH seen between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2008. RESULTS: Sixteen (15 women and 1 man) new patients were identified to give an incidence within Sheffield of 1.56/100,000/year and 2.86/100,000/year for women. The incidence of IIH in obesewomen was 11.9/100,000/year. The prevalence of IIH was calculated as 10.9/100,000, and 85.7/100,000 in obesewomen. CONCLUSION: A higher incidence of IIH than previously reported UK data was found, which may be because of increasing obesity within the population, or improved case ascertainment.
Authors: R J Blanch; C Vasseneix; A Liczkowski; A Yiangou; A Aojula; J A Micieli; S P Mollan; N J Newman; V Biousse; B B Bruce; A Sinclair Journal: Eye (Lond) Date: 2019-02-19 Impact factor: 3.775
Authors: Khin P Kilgore; Michael S Lee; Jacqueline A Leavitt; Bahram Mokri; David O Hodge; Ryan D Frank; John J Chen Journal: Ophthalmology Date: 2017-02-07 Impact factor: 12.079