Objective To observe the risk factors

clinical characteristics and prognosis of ischemic stroke patients with different patterns of TCM syndrome.Methods Totally 197 acute ischemic stroke inpatients with meridian-collateral being attacked were enrolled in this study.Their patterns of TCM syndrome were diagnosed

risk factors of stroke investigated

and Mini-Mental State Examination（MMSE）

National Institute of Health Stroke Scale（NIHSS）

Barthel index（BI） and Modified Rankin Scale（MRS） on admission were used to evaluat the condition of the patients

then the changes in NIHSS

BI and MRS at 2-week and 3-month after admission were followed up as well.Results The prevalence of vascular risk factors

stroke subtypes

and MMSE

NIHSS

BI

MRS at admission were not different significantly among stroke patients with different patterns of TCM syndrome（P>0.05）.However

the decreasing changes of NIHSS during the first 2 weeks

the increasing changes of BI and MRS（Rakin≤3） during the 3 months obviously differ among stroke patients with different patterns of TCM syndrome（P<0.05）.The effect of excess patterns of TCM syndrome was better than that of deficiency patterns of TCM syndrome.Conclusion Short-term prognosis of stroke was different in patients with different patterns of TCM syndrome.