51.   Particularly difficult for Douglas, as is the case with many stroke victims, is the depression.

52.   Physical therapy is now the only accepted medical treatment for stroke victims, he said.

53.   And, he notes, some ephedra users with no obvious medical problems, like that aerobics-loving stroke victim, suffer reactions.

54.   Douglas counsels stroke victims and their families and speaks to gatherings of doctors.

55.   Doctors there are experimentally transplanting human cells into the brains of stroke victims.

56.   He said one or two cords could probably provide enough stem cells to treat one human stroke victim, if the current approach proves useful.

57.   Many stroke victims do improve with time -- younger patients with smaller strokes have the best chance.

58.   Scientists say her recovery is due in large part to a new experimental treatment for seriously disabled stroke victims.

59.   Scientists figured the venom could be used as an anticoagulant to help stroke victims who have a clot that is blocking blood flow to the brain.

60.   Stroke victims appear to make a faster recovery if they are sent home earlier from the hospital, a study found.