The most likely cause of this brain lesion is
A. vitamin C deficiency
B. fat embolism
C. disseminated intravascular coagulation
D. hypertension
E. trauma
D
This well-circumscribed hematoma of the basal ganglia that has ruptured into the ventricles is most likely a consequence of uncontrolled hypertension. Trauma may cause intracerebral hemorrhage, which is usually more prominent in the cortex and is often associated with contusion and necrosis of the adjacent brain parenchyma. Other conditions listed here could cause cerebral hemorrhage, but the bleeding is usually purpuric in the form of small petechiae.
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