The study noted that the 65 test subjects they used who had suffered an intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke (a blood vessel rupture inside the brain) had depleted levels of vitamin C. They also studied 65 healthy participants and noted that these had normal vitamin C levels.
A 2012 study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association also showed that a category of flavonoids found in citrus fruits may reduce stroke risk. This earlier study notes that the flavonoids may provide stroke protection such as improved blood vessel function and an anti-inflammatory effect.
A hemorrhagic stroke is a result from a weakened vessel that ruptures and bleeds into the surrounding brain. It is far more dangerous than an ischemic stroke.
