A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department After Being

A patient is brought to the emergency department after being hit in the head with a baseball. The patient is awake and talking but is confused and disoriented and does not obey simple commands. The patient can point to the area of pain and opens eyes only when commanded to do so. Bystanders report a period of unconsciousness lasting almost 5 minutes. Which severity of traumatic brain injury is likely?

A) Normal
B) Mild
C) Moderate
D) Severe