Card 4 / 13: The majority of hypertensive hemorrhages occur in the basal ganglia. Rupture of branches of which artery are most common?
A.)
Middle cerebral.
B.)
Lenticulostriate or lateral striate.
C.)
Anterior cerebral.
D.)
Anterior communicating.
E.)
Posterior communicating.
Answer:
B.) Lenticulostriate or lateral striate.
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The lateral or lenticulostriate arteries are small branches that arise at right angles from the middle cerebral artery. They are under high pressure and rupture, typically into the region of the extreme or external capsule, anterior limb of the internal capsule or striatum.
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