A 13-Year-Old Was Brought to the ED, Unconscious, After Being

Multiple Choice

A 13-year-old was brought to the ED, unconscious, after being hit in the head by a baseball. When the child regains consciousness, 5 hours after being admitted, he cannot remember the traumatic event. MRI shows no structural sign of injury. What injury would the nurse suspect the patient has?

A) Diffuse axonal injury
B) Grade 1 concussion with frontal lobe involvement
C) Contusion
D) Grade 3 concussion with temporal lobe involvement