The treatment methods for cerebral infarction in the elderly include: 1. acute phase: thrombolytic therapy and intravascular thrombus retrieval within six hours; general treatment in the acute phase after six hours, including antiplatelet therapy such as aspirin and clopidogrel, lipid-lowering therapy such as tatin, anticoagulation therapy such as low-molecular heparin, and fibrin-lowering therapy; 2. chronic phase: rehabilitation and Chinese medicine treatment, including physical rehabilitation, language rehabilitation, and life ability rehabilitation, as well as Chinese medicine treatment such as acupuncture, proprietary Chinese medicine and soup.