Headache, Opiate Use, and Prescribing Trends in Women With Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study.

Nicola Jaime AdderleyAnuradhaa SubramanianMary PerrinsKrishnarajah NirantharakumarMiss Susan P Mollan Alexandra Jean Sinclair

Published in: Neurology (2022)

Women with IIH were more likely to be prescribed opiate and simple analgesics compared to both migraine and population controls. Women with IIH trialled more preventative medications over their disease course suggesting that headaches in IIH may be more refractory to treatment.

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