Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with liver cirrhosis complicated by upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage（UGH）and acute cerebral infarction（ACI）. Methods The patients with UGH and ACI were compared with those without. Results The risk factors included the amount of gastrointestinal bleeding（x2=24.238，P<0.01），lienectomy（x2=37.10，P<0.01），Child-Pugh scores and ascites（x2=29.002，P<0.01），arteriosclerosis and use of antifibrinolytic agent.Conclusions For the patients with liver cirrhosis，the risk factors for ACI should be taken into consideration to prevent its occurrence.

Key words: Liver cirrhosis, Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, Acute cerebral infarction