The patient was admited in #Glasgow-Coma-Scale 15, moving fo | Figure 1

AlfredoDaniel

Neurosurgery

The patient was admitted in Glasgow Coma Scale 15, moving four limbs and Pupil(s) isocorics. Frontal injury opened with a lot of fragments of glass.

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