Table 1

Demographic and clinical features of patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Demographic variablesn (%)
Age (mean±SD)
 Male36.20±12.235
 Female38.11±11.872
Gender
 Male27 (84)
 Female5 (16)
Obesity
 Yes20 (63)
 No12 (27)
Papilledema
 Yes28 (88)
 One-sided1 (3)
 No3 (9)
Visual field
 Normal7 (22)
 Pathological25 (78)
Visual acuity
 Normal24 (75)
 Decreased8 (25)
CSF pressure (mm-water) (mean±SD)386.88±82.753
Presenting complaint
 Headache32 (100)
 Temporary loss of vision21 (66)
 Photopsy10 (31)
 Diplopia9 (28)
 Eye pain9 (28)
 Tinnitus8 (25)
 Vertigo5 (16)
Time from the onset of the complaint to diagnosis (median)8.50 (min: 3, max: 547)