Table 2. Treatment Characteristics and Outcomes of the 32 Patients Included.
Treatment and outcomes | |
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Therapies proposed | |
Weight loss | 29 (90.6%) |
Pharmacological treatment | 30 (93.8%) |
Acetazolamide alone | 16 (50.0%) |
Acetazolamide and subsequent topiramate | 10 (31.3%) |
Acetazolamide and subsequent furosemide | 1 (3.1%) |
Acetazolamide and subsequent corticotherapy | 2 (6.3%) |
Surgical treatment | 14 (43.8%) |
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt | 13 (40.6%) |
Optic nerve fenestration | 1 (3.1%) |
12 months follow-up | |
Initial medical treatment failure | 14 (43.8%) |
Papilledema improvement | 25 (78.1%) |
≥ 50% improvement in headache frequency | 20 (62.5%) |