SynthesisObesity surgery2017
Bariatric Surgery or Non-surgical Weight Loss for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension? A Systematic Review and Comparison of Meta-analyses.
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- Therapeutic role of GLP-1 receptor agonists in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Pooled it
- Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Systematic Review and a Single-Arm Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery on Patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension; A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Migraines: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2020Pooled it
- European headache federation guideline on idiopathic intracranial hypertension.The journal of headache and pain · 2018Guideline
- Comparison of bariatric surgery and community weight management for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a multicenter retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Safety and Efficacy of Metformin for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. A U.S-Based Real-World Data Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study.ASIDE internal medicine · 2025Article
- Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: Imaging and clinical fundamentals.World journal of radiology · 2024Review
- Long Term Effects of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery on Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists is associated with significant weight loss and favorable headache outcomes in idiopathic intracranial hypertension.The journal of headache and pain · 2023Article
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Morbidly Obese Young Female Managed With Bariatric Surgery.Cureus · 2022Article
- Management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in pregnancy.Obstetric medicine · 2022Review
- New Options (or not) for Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2022Review
- A proposed framework for cerebral venous congestion.The neuroradiology journal · 2022Article
- Obesity and its implications on cerebral circulation and intracranial compliance in severe COVID-19.Obesity science & practice · 2021Article
- Bariatric Surgery as a Viable Treatment for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: a Case Series and Review of Literature.Obesity surgery · 2021Review
- An update on idiopathic intracranial hypertension in adults: a look at pathophysiology, diagnostic approach and management.Journal of neurology · 2021Review
- The Potentially Modifiable Risk Factor in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Body Weight.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2021Review
- Emerging themes in idiopathic intracranial hypertension.Journal of neurology · 2020Review
- Metabolic Surgery to Treat Obesity in Diabetic Kidney Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, and End-Stage Kidney Disease; What Are the Unanswered Questions?Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundIdiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is associated with obesity and weight loss by any means is considered beneficial in this condition.
objectivesThis study aims to appraise bariatric surgery vs. non-surgical weight-loss (medical, behavioural and lifestyle) interventions in IIH management.
methodsA systematic review and meta-analyses of surgical and non-surgical studies.
resultsBariatric surgery achieved 100% papilloedema resolution and a reduction in headache symptoms in 90.2%. Non-surgical methods offered improvement in papilloedema in 66.7%, visual field defects in 75.4% and headache symptoms in 23.2%. Surgical BMI decrease was 17.5 vs. 4.2 for non-surgical methods.
conclusionsWhilst both bariatric surgery and non-surgical weight loss offer significant beneficial effects on IIH symptomatology, future studies should address the lack of prospective and randomised trials to establish the optimal role for these interventions.
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