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Objective To observe the curative effect of eliminating epileptic decoction combined with acu-puncture treatment of epilepsy in children .Methods In our hospital in 2013 July to 2014 year in March 70 cases of epileptic children with occult , were randomly divided into two groups .Chinese medicine group of 35 cases were trea-ted with eliminating epileptic decoction combined with acupuncture treatment ;According to the epilepsy type , western medicine group of 35 cases were given appropriate antiepileptic drug treatment .The therapeutic effect was evaluated after 2 months.Results The total effective rate was 88.57%in traditional Chinese medicine group , and in western medicine group, the total effective rate was 74.29%(p0.05).In the Chinese medicine group after treatment, the normal rate of 51.43%, significantly higher than the control group (p0.05).The western medicine group arithmetic , understanding, similar score slightly lower but the difference was not significant (p>0.05);the back number rating decreased greatly , compared with those before treatment (p<0.05). Conclusion The elimination of epileptic decoction combined with acupuncture is an effective method for treatment of children with epilepsy , and had no significant effect on intelligence .The curative effect is better than western medi-cine treatment .