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Univariate analyses correlating misdiagnosis and mistreatment with clinical and radiographic parameters
| p-value | ||
| Misdiagnosis | Mistreatment | |
| Referred to (neurosurgeon vs. another specialist) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| First symptom (with vs. without neurological deficit) | 0.003 | <0.001 |
| MRI cervical spine (present vs. absent) | 0.039 | 0.039 |
| MRI lumbar spine (present vs. absent) | 0.010 | 0.010 |
| MRI (cervical spine) | MRI (lumbar spine) | |
| First symptom (with vs. without neurological deficit) | 0.007 | 0.275 |
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