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The study was done at Arkansas children’s hospital, little rock, Arkansas.
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Samanta, D. Remarkable improvement of selective mutism with everolimus in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex. Acta Neurol Belg 115, 815–817 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-015-0458-4
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