Endovascular venous sinus stenting versus cerebrospinal fluid shunting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: nationwide real-world outcomes

Key Points

• The aim is to compare the real-world effectiveness of venous sinus stenting and cerebrospinal fluid shunting in managing idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
• conducted nationwide analysis
• utilized propensity score matching
• included data on endovascular interventions and CSF procedures
• identified differences in outcomes between both interventions
• venous sinus stenting showed superior efficacy in symptom relief
• cerebrospinal fluid shunting exhibited higher rates of complications