A hypeensive individual had a sudden headache and became unconscious within a few minutes. On regaining consciousness, there was complete flaccid hemiplegia with no involvement of upper face, absence of tendon reflexes and a positive Babinski sign. Which one of the following aeries could have ruptured :
Lateral striate branch of middle cerebral Medial striate branch of anterior cerebral Posterolateral branch from posterior cerebral Posterior choroidal branch of posterior cerebral