A moderate diffuse axonal injury:
A) is generally characterized by a brief loss of consciousness, with or without retrograde amnesia.
B) causes a prolonged loss of consciousness and affects axons in both cerebral hemispheres.
C) is the most common result of blunt head trauma and is associated with temporary neuronal dysfunction.
D) produces an immediate loss of consciousness and residual neurologic deficits when the patient wakes up.
Answer: D) produces an immediate loss of consciousness and residual neurologic deficits when the patient wakes up.
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