In children presenting with new onset severe headaches, seizures, or cognitive decline, SVcPACNS and brain biopsy should be considered. Lesional biopsies are preferred; however, nonlesional biopsies may succeed in yielding the diagnosis. Steroid treatment prior to biopsy and inadequate biopsy sampling may obscure the diagnosis in true cases of SVcPACNS.
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