Abstract:Objective To study the effect of hydroxyethyl starch combined with Alprostadil on rehabilitation and cognitive outcomes of elderly patients with acute cerebral watershed infarction. Methods From February 2014 to April 2016, 206 patients with acute cerebral watershed infarction were treated in our hospital. According to random number table method they were divided into an observation group and a control group, each had 103 cases. After admission, all of the patients were given conventional treatment, those in the observation group were added with hydroxyethyl starch combined with Alprostadil treatment. The treatment results were compared between the two groups. Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 95.15% (98/103), which was significantly higher than 84.47% (87/103) of the control group. After treatment for 1 week and 2 weeks, the neural function defect score of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group, the Barthel index of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusions Hydroxyethyl starch combined with Alprostadil has significantly curative effect for the rehabilitation of elderly patients with acute cerebral watershed infarction, and can significantly improve the neurological function of the patients.