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NeuroanatomyA patient presents with sudden-onset weakness and numbness of the left leg. Which artery is most likely occluded?
AAnterior cerebral artery
BMiddle cerebral artery
CPosterior cerebral artery
DPosterior inferior cerebellar artery
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The ACA supplies the medial cortex serving the leg. ACA occlusion causes contralateral leg weakness/sensory loss, sparing the face and arm.
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