Obesity may not be a risk factor for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in Asians.
OBJECTIVE
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a clinical condition characterized by signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure. We demonstrated the clinical presentation of IIH of Asians and investigated any ethnic difference in pathogenesis.


RESULTS
Ten patients who fulfilled the modified Dandy criteria and four with presumed diagnosis for IIH were included. Only one patient (7.1%) was obese according to body mass index, seven were overweight, and six weighed normal.


CONCLUSIONS
Obesity was not frequently found in Caucasians with IIH. This data indirectly suggest that obesity may not play a major role in the pathogenesis of IIH in Asians. Awareness of this is helpful in early diagnosis and treatment of IIH in Asians.
Kim
Tae Wan
TW
Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea.
Choung
Ho Kyung
HK
Khwarg
Sang In
SI
Hwang
Jeong-Min
JM
Yang
Hee Jin
HJ
D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors