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Section Type: METHODS

Text: Orthogonal design was used to study the different combinations of treatment programs among four factors and three levels, named acupuncture opportunity (factor A : A1 : 1-10 d, A2 : 11-20 d, A3 : 21-40 d), point combination (factor B : B1 : points in the neck, B2 : points in the neck + points in the glossopharyngeal part, B3 : points in the neck + points in the glossopharyngeal part + differentiating point), needling depth (factor C : C1 : shallow puncture, C2 : moderate puncture, C3 : deep puncture), and treatment session (factor D : D1 : 2 sessions, D2 : 4 sessions, D3 : 6 sessions) ; as well as the influences on pseudobulbar palsy dysphagia after cerebral infarction so as to determine primarily the optimized acupuncture program for dysphagia after cerebral infarction.