A neurologist explains to the daughter of a 78-year-old woman that her mother has a hemorrhage in the posterior limb of the internal capsule, putamen, and portions of the globus pallidus. Which of the following vessels is most likely involved in the hemorrhage?

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The lenticulostriate arteries, branches of the middle cerebral artery, supply the putamen, portions of the globus pallidus, and the internal capsule. Hemorrhage in these areas is most commonly associated with hypertension and is indicative of a pathology involving these arteries.

A Neurologist Explains to the Daughter of a 78-Year-Old Woman