An indicator of an expanding intracranial hematoma or rapidly progressing brain swelling is:
A. a progressively lowering blood pressure.
B. acute unilateral paralysis following the injury.
C. a rapid deterioration of neurologic signs.
D. an acute increase in the patient's pulse rate.
Ans: C. a rapid deterioration of neurologic signs.
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