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 ____.

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Priscilla experienced a cerebral contusion, which is a bruise of the brain tissue resulting from the brain being pressed against the skull, often due to a direct impact, without tearing of the brain tissue.

Priscilla Is in an Auto Accident That Causes Her Head