This is one of the common sites of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage. Hemorrhages in this location typically result in a contralateral hemiparesis affecting the face, arm and leg (from involvement of the internal capsule), associated with a hemisensory loss. With larger lesions, aphasia develops with lesions on the dominant side and neglect syndromes with lesions on the non-dominant side. With very large lesions, intracranial hypertension may develop, as manifested by headache, nausea and vomiting, and a depressed level of consciousness.