http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/10/10/vitamin-c-strokes.aspxA substance that eventually becomes vitamin C and that can cross into the area surrounding the brain appears to prevent stroke-related brain damage in mice. During stroke, the blood supply to the brain is cut off. But brain damage from stroke can alsoenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)