Hypertension in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 64yo Man | Neurology | SMLE Q#11585
SMLE Question #11585
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Neurology
Objective: OBJ-307
Last updated: February 2026
A 64-year-old man with hypertension and type 2 diabetes presents 1 hour after sudden onset of right facial droop and inability to move his right arm and leg. Sensation to pinprick is preserved. Non-contrast head CT shows no intracranial hemorrhage. Which of the following structures is most likely primarily responsible for his right-sided upper and lower hemiplegia?
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