209 cases of cerebral thrombosis were treated by acupuncture with a total effective rate of 87.1％ in which the marked effective rate was 39.7％ Better result were obtained in those patients with a duration of less than 3 months after onset. There was no statistical difference of the effect between the acupunctural group and that treated with combined methods of acupuncture and herbal drugs.In rheoencephalogram

acupuncture improved the cerebral circulation. It also increased and restored the strength and locomotive function of the muscles in hemiplegic patients.