Table 3.

Comparison of effects of oral prednisolone and other treatments on patient outcome.

	Good outcome (mRS ≤ 2)	Poor outcome (mRS ≥ 3)	χ2	p-value
mRS ≥ 4 after first-line immunotherapy			4.259	p = 0.039
Oral prednisolone	30	9
Second-line and/or repetitive first-line immunotherapy	70	7
mRS = 3 after first-line immunotherapy			0.60	p = 0.333
Oral prednisolone	58	2
Second-line and/or repetitive first-line immunotherapy	28	3
	Complete recovery (mRS = 0)	Incomplete recovery (mRS ≥ 1)
mRS ≤ 2 after first-line immunotherapy			0.582	p = 0.467
Oral prednisolone	115	24
Second-line and/or repetitive first-line immunotherapy	27	8