Does a Healthy Weight Body Mass Index at Onset of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Change the Outcomes? A United Kingdom Prospective Cohort Study

• DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2024.2341775
• Publication Date: 2024-04-22T13:32:55Z
• Authors: Mark Thaller; Victoria Homer; Sally Abbott; Jonathan Hazlehurst; Susan P. Mollan; Alexandra J. Sinc...

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) predominantly affects reproductive-aged females with obesity. However, the prevalence and impact of a healthy weight body mass index (BMI) at disease presentation is not known. This study aimed to evaluate visual headache outcomes stratified by presenting BMI. was longitudinal prospective cohort (IIH Life) based on tertiary neuro-ophthalmology IIH service, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, United Kingdom, recruiting consecutive patients living between 2012 2021. Those BMI were included. The outcome measures included LogMAR acuity, Humphrey field perimetric mean deviation (PMD), optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements, frequency, severity, Headache Impact Test-6 score. Three hundred seventy-five people documented baseline About 3.7% entire had 15.5% < 30 kg/m