FIGURE 1.

EA ameliorated neurological functional deficits and reduced cerebral infarction in MCAO mice. (A) Timeline for EA treatment and behavioral testing. (B) Compared with the MCAO group, there was a significant decrease in the neurological deficit scores on the first and third days after EA treatment. (C) EA significantly increased the retention time of MCAO mice on the rotating rod on the first and third days after reperfusion. (D, E) EA significantly reduced the volume of cerebral infarction in MCAO mice on the third day. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; for rotarod test, $$ p < 0.01 compared with the sham control group; # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01 compared with the MCAO group; n = 6–7 per group.