Patient selection and inclusion
Patients with a confirmed TSC diagnosis based on recommendations of the 2012 International TSC Consensus Conference [In Norway, 190 TSC patients from the registries were contacted about the use of everolimus: 75 replied, 35 of those were treated with everolimus and were included in the study. Two patients treated with everolimus did not consent to participate. Four were included from the renal, neurological, and rehabilitation departments. In Denmark, everolimus treatment is centralised. Among the users of everolimus, 25 were invited from Aarhus University Hospital, 20 of those were included, and 11 were invited from Rigshopitalet in Copenhagen, 9 of those were included.