After Suffering a Stroke, a 62-Year-Old Man Is Unable to Abduct

Multiple Choice

After suffering a stroke, a 62-year-old man is unable to abduct his right eye. In addition, he has muscle weakness in his upper and lower left limb as well as the right side of his face. The combined deficits in this patient can most accurately be attributed to damage in which of the following vessels?

A) Long circumferential branches of the basilar artery
B) Superior cerebellar artery
C) Anterior inferior cerebellar artery
D) Paramedian branches of basilar artery
E) Short circumferential branches of basilar artery