"Basically, it means Stuart had a whole lot of little strokes leading up to a big one."

Over the years, many of these "little strokes" can add up, causing symptoms similar to Alzheimer's disease.

Over the years, a succession of these "little strokes" can riddle the brain, causing dementia similar to Alzheimer's disease.

The only thing that will ever beat you is death, and you're not going to die from this little stroke.

Did that hot little stroke feel good?

Smith going more slowly some quarter-century later, his brain nibbled by little strokes.

His thumb moved over her pulse in lazy little strokes that sent her heart into an uneven rhythm.

She had another little stroke when the maid went to fetch you.

It is possible that the deterioration of the white matter is caused by little strokes.

Where were you when she had all those little strokes and got so funny in her head?