Patient-orientated longitudinal study of multiple sclerosis in south west England (The South West Impact of Multiple Sclerosis Project, SWIMS) 1: protocol and baseline characteristics of cohort

Table 3 Patient-reported impact of relapse(s) in twelve months prior to baseline: percentage of relapses by relapse number

Relapse Number	Oral steroids	IV steroids	Time off work	Hospitalised	Limitations to everyday activities
1^st or only relapse (n = 477)	19	16	25	15	78
2^nd (n = 221)	14	11	24	7	76
3^rd (n = 99)	9	7	19	5	73
4^th (n = 38)	5	8	18	8	63
All relapses (n = 835)	16	13	24	11	76

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