Snake-Eyes Appearance on MRI Occurs during the Late Stage of Hirayama Disease and Indicates Poor Prognosis

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:15.05em"/><col style="width:6.48em"/><col style="width:6.48em"/><col style="width:9.61em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"><b>Parameter</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>SEA</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>Non-SEA</b></td><td class="align_center"> </td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Relative anteroposterior diameters</td><td class="align_center">0.592 ± 0.021</td><td class="align_center">0.658 ± 0.021</td><td class="align_center"><b>t=2.188 (p = 0.0327)</b></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Anterior shifting</td><td class="align_center">0.472 ± 0.018</td><td class="align_center">0.434 ± 0.011</td><td class="align_center">t=1.790 (p = 0.0787)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Relative anteroposterior diameters and anterior shifting of the spinal cord in 60 patients with HD.</div>

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Table 3: Snake-Eyes Appearance on MRI Occurs during the Late Stage of Hirayama Disease and Indicates Poor Prognosis 