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. 2024 Mar 16;16(2-3):118–123. doi: 10.14740/jocmr5141

Table 2. Treatment Characteristics and Outcomes of the 32 Patients Included.

Treatment and outcomes
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%)