a. The left lower part of her face and arm are involved.
The internal capsule is in the jurisdiction of the MCA.
It is supplied by the deeply penetrating lenticulostriate branches that arise directly from the MCA stem.
The fact that she has no aphasia or cognitive problems and no visual or other sensory deficits all agree with a subcortical localization. Presumably one of the lenticulostriate vessels has collapsed, causing a small region of the internal capsule to lose its blood supply and die. The resulting tiny cavity in the internal capsule is described as a lacune.