A 65-Year-Old Man Is Brought to the Emergency Department Due

A 65-year-old man is brought to the emergency department due to sudden loss of sensation in the left side of the body. The patient is knowns to have hypertension and diabetes mellitus. He has been smoking two packs of cigarettes for the last 20 years. Physical examinations show decreased touch, temperature, and vibratory sensation in the left side of the body and the face. The motor examination is normal. This patient is most likely having a stroke in which of the following structures?

A) Base of the pons
B) Caudate nucleus
C) Frontal cortex
D) Posterior limb of the internal capsule
E) Ventral posterior thalamus

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