Epidemiology, pharmacological treatment and invasive management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in Austria: a nationwide, hospital-based, controlled analysis of insurance data
The estimated prevalence falls within reported ranges for Central Europe while likely underestimating the prevalence due to reliance on hospital discharge data. Treatment patterns generally reflect guideline-based management, although invasive procedures appear overrepresented because hospital data skew towards severe cases. Bariatric surgery is underutilized in patients with IIH compared to those with obesity alone.
Authors
- K. Novak
- Gabriel Bsteh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-0851)
- Berthold Reichardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1807-7482)
- Nik Krajnc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4146-5870)
- Nina Müller
- Wolfgang Marik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1193-0970)
- Stefan Macher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8068-1528)
- Sina Zaic
- Martin Bertich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2725-6710)
- Christian Wöber
- Berthold Pemp
Institutions
- FWF Austrian Science Fund (AT)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Headache and Pain
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-026-02336-9
- Primary Topic
- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00