The two MOST common causes of secondary brain injury are:
A. blunt trauma and cerebral edema.
B. cerebral hypoxia and hypotension.
C. infection and intracranial bleeding.
D. increased ICP and cerebral edema.
Ans: B. cerebral hypoxia and hypotension.
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