This paper summarized the relevant literature on the treatment of post-stroke cognitive impairment with scalp acupuncture in the past 10 years.It expounded the research status of scalp acupuncture in the treatment of cognitive impairment from the aspects of the selection of scalp acupuncture stimulation areas and the influencing factors of scalp acupuncture treatment and analyzed the differences between different treatment schemes,so as to provide an effective reference for the clinical treatment of post-stroke cognitive impairment.