A 43-Year-Old, Right-Handed Woman Is Evaluated in the Clinic for Progressively

A 43-year-old, right-handed woman is evaluated in the clinic for progressively worsening neurologic symptoms.  The patient has a history of diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia for which she takes metformin and a statin.  She has no history of head trauma or seizures.  The patient occasionally drinks wine but does not use tobacco or illicit drugs.  Her mother has a history of migraine headaches.  A brain MRI is obtained and is shown in the image below: This patient is most likely to have which of the following additional findings?

A) Bitemporal visual field defects
B) Hand weakness and spasticity
C) Lower limb sensory loss and hemineglect
D) Tinnitus and unilateral hearing loss
E) Unilateral ptosis and gaze palsy

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