<prompt> A 62-year-old man with a history of poorly controlled hypertension and diabetes presents with sudden onset of weakness. His blood pressure is 200115 mm Hg, and his pulse is 80 per minute. An X-ray film of the chest demonstrates cardiomegaly and pulmonary edema. A CT scan of the brain reveals intra-parenchymal hemorrhage. The patient becomes unresponsive and eventually expires. Which of the following was the most likely site for cerebral hemorrhage in this patient?Basal gangliathalamic areaFrontal lobe cortex cortical layers IV through VIMedullaMidbrain  <response>: Cerebral hemorrhage causes stroke apoplexy. Cerebral hemorrhages that occur without trauma are referred to as spontaneous, although most are related to preexisting vascular lesions Charcot-Bouchard aneurysms or are the consequence of long-standing hypertension. Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage occurs at preferential sites, which in order of frequency are the basal ganglia-thalamus 65, pons 15, and cerebellum 8. Necrosis of pyramidal neurons of Sommers sector in the hippocampus choice E occurs as a consequence of global anoxia.Diagnosis: Cerebral hemorrhage 