A 55-Year-Old, Right-Handed Woman Is Brought to the Emergency Department

A 55-year-old, right-handed woman is brought to the emergency department due to acute-onset headache and difficulty with vision.  En route to the hospital, she becomes unconscious.  Medical history is significant for hypertension.  Blood pressure is 150/90 mm Hg and pulse is 90/min and regular.  CT scan of the head without contrast demonstrates an acute hemorrhage in the left temporal lobe with compression of the anterior medial temporal lobe against the free margin of the tentorium cerebelli.  Which of the following cranial nerves is most likely to be compromised in this patient?

A) Abducens
B) Facial
C) Oculomotor
D) Optic
E) Trigeminal
F) Trochlear
G) Vagus

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