Iron Levels are Linked to Stroke Damage
(University Hospital, Garona, Spain, 2000)

When researchers compared people who stabilized or improved after having a stroke with those who continued to suffer progressive decline, they found that the patient's iron level corresponded with the degree of damage. People with very high iron levels suffered the most brain damage after a stroke, apparently caused by the release of free radicals when the iron oxidized. The study concluded that there should be future investigation of therapeutic agents that inhibit iron’s toxic effects.