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- Title
Sleep Quality in Patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.
- Authors
KANMAZ, Duhan; KULA, Aslı Yaman
- Abstract
Introduction: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), also referred to as pseudotumor cerebri or benign intracranial hypertension, is a syndrome of increased intracranial pressure without hydrocephalus, mass lesion, or cerebrospinal fluid composition abnormality. It is a diagnosis of exclusion. The common symptoms related to increased intracranial pressure are headache, transient visual obscurations, tinnitus, and back pain. IIH can be accompanied by sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. The aims of this study were to evaluate the sleep quality of IIH patients and to determine whether there is any relationship between the signs and symptoms of the syndrome and the self-questionnaire scores and whether there is any difference in self-questionnaire scores between the patients and controls. Method: Data were collected using self-questionnaires and medical records. Three self-questionnaires [Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)] were applied to 31 IIH patients and the same number of controls. PSQI, ESS, and BDI scores were calculated for each person, and the scores of the patients and controls were compared. Whether there is a relationship between the scores and signs and symptoms of IIH was investigated. Results: In the patient group, a strong positive correlation was found between PSQI scores and BDI scores (p<0.001). Also, a statistically significant relationship was found between papilledema and PSQI scores (p=0.016). A statistically significant difference was found in PSQI scores of the two groups (p=0.009). Conclusion: Sleep quality is impaired in patients with IIH.
- Subjects
SLEEP quality; INTRACRANIAL hypertension; INTRACRANIAL pressure; BECK Depression Inventory; EPWORTH Sleepiness Scale; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Bezmialem Science, 2024, Vol 13, pS32
- ISSN
2148-2373
- Publication type
Article