Hemiplegia is commonly associated with infarction of the area of distribution of the:: (A) Anterior cerebral aery, (B) Middle cerebral aery, (C) Posterior cerebral aery, (D) Anterior communicating aery
Answer is B. Answer is B (Middle cerebral aery): The sensory motor coex is located on the lateral surface of the cerebral hemisphere and is supplied by middle cerebral aery. Occlusion of the middle cerebral aery thus produces contrahtteral hemiplegia and contralateral hemisensory loss.