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Primary outcomes were diagnostic yield, treatment alteration, and complication rate, reported with exact binomial 95% confidence intervals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Twenty-one patients (mean age, 54.3 years; 52% male) met the inclusion criteria. The definitive diagnostic yield was 23.8% (5\/21; 95% CI 8.2%\u201347.2%); including suggestive findings, the informative yield was 52.4% (11\/21; 95% CI 29.8%\u201374.3%). Treatment alteration occurred in 23.8% (5\/21; 95% CI 8.2%\u201347.2%), including cases with nondiagnostic or suggestive results. The most common diagnoses were vasculitis and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Three patients (14.3%; 95% CI 3.0%\u201336.3%) experienced fatal biopsy-attributable complications, all in patients with advanced comorbidity. No significant differences were observed between targeted and non-targeted approaches.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Open cranial biopsy demonstrates limited definitive diagnostic yield but meaningful clinical impact in a subset of patients, highlighting a disconnect between histopathological diagnosis and therapeutic decision-making. Complication rates reflect patient severity rather than procedural risk. 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