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DECLARATIONS
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful to Prof. B. Vitiello and Prof. G. Capizzi who provided access to the clinical data
discussed in this work.

Authors’ contributions
Data selection and interpretation of results: Valerio M
Localization of SBC sources: Rivera S
Identification of SBCs and supervision of the other activities: Mesin L

Availability of data and materials
Data will not be shared.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
A consent for the examination and data processing was obtained from the parents of the patients.

Consent for publication
Not applicable.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021.

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