what is the mildest ischemic stroke (recovering w/i 6 weeks) that involves small vessel disease (penetrating branches of cerebral arteries in pons and basal ganglia) w/ 80% having a h/o HTN; CT shows small punched out hypodense areas; sx:
A. pure motor (MC) hemiparesis/hemiplegia
B. ataxic hemiparesis
C. dysarthria (clumsy hand syndrome)
D. pure sensory loss (numbness/paresthesias)