Priscilla is in an auto accident that causes her head to crash against the windshield. Her brain is pressed against the skull and bruised by the impact. She loses consciousness for three days, but none of the brain tissue is torn. Priscilla experienced a ____

a. cerebral laceration
b. cerebrovascular accident
c. stroke
d. contusion


d

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