Skip to main content
. 2013 Jan 29;37(1):12–19. doi: 10.3109/01658107.2012.757787

TABLE 1 .

Demographic and pre-operative information for patients undergoing ONSF for IIH (n = 37).

  Mean ± standard deviation Range
Age (years) 33 ± 11 19–74
Gender 5/37 (13%) male  
Post-operative follow-up (weeks) 210 ± 200 4–700
Unilateral/bilateral 24 unilateral, 13 bilateral  
Subsequent CSF diversion procedures 8 (4 after second eye ONSF)  
Time to surgery (weeks) 36 ± 54 0.5–226
Time to second procedure (weeks) 6 ± 7  
Clinical recurrence 12/37 (32%)  
Time to clinical recurrence (weeks) 55 ± 56 5–375
Pre-operative steroids 10/37 (27%)  
Presenting symptoms Headache: 35/37 (95%)
Pulsatile tinnitus 18/37 (49%)
Transient visual obscuration 17/37 (46%)
Diplopia 2/37 (5%)
Pre-operative risk factors for IIH Obesity 36/37 (97%)
Tetracycline 3/37 (8%)
Obstructive sleep apnea 2/37 (5%)
Oral contraceptive use 2/37 (5%)