Table 1.
Demographic, clinical, and MRI quantitative parameters for patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and control group.
| Patients | Control | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 48 | 192 | – | |
| Gender | Female | 40 (83 %) | 160 (83 %) | – |
| Male | 8 (17 %) | 32 (17 %) | – | |
| Age (years) | 36.0, SD= 13.7 | 36.0, SD=13.6 | 1.000 | |
| Opening pressure (cmH2O) | 33, SD = 17 | – | – | |
| Fundoscopic findings | No papilledema | 7 | – | – |
| Grade I | 5 | – | – | |
| Grade II | 18 | – | – | |
| Grade III | 6 | – | – | |
| Grad IV | 9 | – | – | |
| Optic nerve atrophy | 3 | – | – | |
| Symptoms | Headache | 45 (94 %) | – | – |
| Visual symptoms | 36 (75 %) | – | – | |
| Nausea | 9 (19 %) | – | – | |
| Photophobia/phonophobia | 10 (21 %) | – | – | |
| Comorbidities | 13 (27 %) | – | – | |
| Optic sheath diameter (mm) (Mean,Median,SD) | 6.15, 6.2.5 SD=1.4 | 4.58,4.6 SD=0.8 | 0.000 | |
| Pituitary height (mm) (Mean,Median,SD) | 3.92,3.65 SD=1.9 | 4.51, 4.7 SD= 1.6 | 0.030 | |
| Meckel’s cave (mm) (Mean,Median,SD) | 4.97, 4.85 SD = 1.3 | 4.25, 4.2 SD = 1.3 | 0.010 | |
| Neck fat thickness (cm) (Mean,Median,SD) | 1.35, 1.3 SD=0.6 | 0.82, 0.80 SD=0.3 | 0.000 | |