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This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with concurrent AIS and RML.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients admitted to the Department of Neurology from January 2014 to December 2023. The clinical and laboratory indicators, as well as the prognosis at discharge, were assessed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 9,360 AIS patients, 146 with RML (CK &gt;\u00a01,000 U\/L) were assigned to the RML group, while 146 without RML formed the control group. Patients with RML had a higher incidence of comorbidities and acute complications, including diabetes (43.15%\n                      <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic>\n                      26.03%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.002), coronary heart disease (22.60%\n                      <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic>\n                      10.96%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.008), and acute kidney injury (35.36%\n                      <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic>\n                      5.48%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u00a00.001). Poor outcome (death or discharge against medical advice, DAMA) was significantly higher in the RML group than in controls (28.77%\n                      <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic>\n                      3.42%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u00a00.001). Multivariable logistic regression identified NIHSS score &gt;\u00a015 (OR = 4.932, 95% CI [1.902\u201312.794],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001), infection (OR = 5.897, 95% CI [1.550\u201330.112],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.033), and elevated troponin I (&gt;0.03 ng\/ml; OR = 3.384, 95% CI [1.185\u20139.664],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.023) as independent predictors of poor outcomes. However, RML itself was not an independent predictor.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      AIS patients with RML exhibited an increased poor outcome rate. While multivariable analysis identified NIHSS score &gt;15, infection, and elevated troponin I as independent predictors, RML was not an independent risk factor. Given the observational design and the co-occurrence with severity markers, these associations should not be interpreted as independent effects of RML. These findings pertain to in-hospital outcomes only. Post-discharge functional endpoints (\n                      <jats:italic>e.g.<\/jats:italic>\n                      , 90-day modified Rankin Scale) were not available.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.20645","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,20]],"date-time":"2026-01-20T08:48:20Z","timestamp":1768898900000},"page":"e20645","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Characteristics and outcome of rhabdomyolysis in acute ischemic stroke patients: a 10-year retrospective study"],"prefix":"10.7717","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Zhen","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Baoshan District Wusong Central Hospital, Shanghai, China"},{"name":"Wusong Branch, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bo","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shanghai Baoshan District Wusong Central Hospital, Shanghai, China"},{"name":"Wusong Branch, Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lirui","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"4443","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"10.7717\/peerj.20645\/ref-1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"126","DOI":"10.1212\/WNL.53.1.126","article-title":"Baseline NIH stroke scale score strongly predicts outcome after stroke","volume":"53","author":"Adams","year":"1999","journal-title":"Neurology"},{"key":"10.7717\/peerj.20645\/ref-2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3047","DOI":"10.1016\/j.dsx.2018.07.005","article-title":"Rhabdomyolysis; is it an overlooked DKA complication","volume":"13","author":"Al-Azzawi","year":"2019","journal-title":"Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome"},{"key":"10.7717\/peerj.20645\/ref-3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.2147\/VHRM.S166157","article-title":"Biomarkers in acute myocardial infarction: current perspectives","volume":"15","author":"Aydin","year":"2019","journal-title":"Vascular Health and Risk Management"},{"key":"10.7717\/peerj.20645\/ref-4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"163","DOI":"10.1186\/s13054-020-02885-8","article-title":"Brain\u2013heart interaction after acute ischemic stroke","volume":"24","author":"Battaglini","year":"2020","journal-title":"Critical Care"},{"issue":"3","key":"10.7717\/peerj.20645\/ref-5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"313","DOI":"10.1016\/S0188-4409(01)00369-1","article-title":"Salmonella infection-associated acute rhabdomyolysis. 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