Presenting Characteristics of Patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension from Different Racial, Ethnic, and Insurance Groups

Identifier 20240305_nanos_posters_333
Title Presenting Characteristics of Patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension from Different Racial, Ethnic, and Insurance Groups
Creator Jane Huang; Daniel Lovasz; Minchan Shi; James Davis; Amanda Henderson
Affiliation (JH) (MS) Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; (DL) Paul L Foster School of Medicine; (JD) Wilmer Eye Institute/Johns Hopkins University; (AH)Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Subject Pseudotumor Cerebri; High Intracranial Pressure/headache; Visual Fields; Perimetry
Description Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) has been characterized by previous studies as a disease that disproportionately affects young, Black, female patients. However, there is limited data that characterizes differences in initial presentation of IIH across groups. This study aimed to compare presenting features of IIH from different racial, ethnic, and insured groups.
Date 2024-03
References Bruce BB, Preechawat P, Newman NJ, Lynn MJ, Biousse V. Racial differences in idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Neurology. 2008 Mar 11;70(11):861-7. Ghaffari-Rafi A, Mehdizadeh R, Ko AWK, Ghaffari-Rafi S, Leon-Rojas J. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in the United States: Demographic and Socioeconomic Disparities. Front Neurol. 2020 Sep 8;11:869.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2024 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2024: Poster Session: Analytical Studies: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2024. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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