Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of Acupuncture with consciousness restoring needling method in the treatment of acute anterior circulation and posterior circulation cerebral infarction.Method A total of 95 patients with acute cerebral infarction were selected

including 50 patients with acute anterior circulation infarction（ACS group） and 45 patients with acute posterior circulation infarction group（PCS group）.Both groups of patients were treated with acupuncture on the basis of routine treatment of neurology once a day

one week as a treatment course

and they were treated continuously for 4 coures.The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale（NIHSS） and activities of daily living（ADL） scales were evaluated before and after treatment

and the clinical efficacy of neurological deficit was evaluated after treatment.Result After treatment

the NIHSS scores of the patients with acute anterior circulation infarction and posterior circulation infarction were decreased compared with before the treatment

and the ADL scores were increased（P<0.05）.The NIHSS scores of the ACS group were lower than that of the PCS group

while the ADL score was higher than that of PCS group（P<0.05）.The total effective rate and remarkably effective rate of the ACS group was 94% and 34% respectively

which was significantly higher than those of the PCS group（respectively 80% and 13%

P<0.05）.Conclusion Acupuncture with consciousness restoring needling method could promote the recovery of neurological function in anterior and posterior cerebral infarction

improve the daily living ability of patients

and the curative effect of anterior circulation cerebral infarction is better than that of posterior circulation cerebral infarction.