Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage most commonly occurs in which location?
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Correct answer: Putamen of basal ganglia
Chronic hypertension causes Charcot-Bouchard microaneurysms in the small penetrating arteries of the brain. The putamen (part of the basal ganglia) is the most frequent site of rupture and subsequent hemorrhage.
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