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The main outcome measures were documentation of clinical improvement or worsening (defined by mRS scores) and identification of independent predictors of good functional outcome (mRS 0-2) at 2 years. We enrolled eighty-two biopsy and\/or angiographically proven PCNSV cases. The median age at presentation was 34 years with a male predilection and a median diagnostic delay of 23 months. Most patients presented with seizures (70.7%). All patients had haemorrhages on MRI. Histologically lymphocytic subtype was the commonest. Corticosteroids with cyclophosphamide was the commonest medication used. The median mRS at follow-up of 2 years was 2 (0-3), and 65.2% of patients achieved a good functional outcome. Myelitis and longer duration of illness before diagnosis were associated with poorer outcomes. The presence of hemorrhages on SWI sequence of MRI might be a sensitive imaging marker. Treatment with steroids and another immunosuppressant probably reduced relapse rates in our cohort. 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