62yrs/M met with an accident in a high impact car vs bike c | Figure 1
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62yrs/M met with an accident in a high impact car vs bike collision. At the time of the accident, he had no head support and was not wearing a helmet, presented to casualty with GCS 4/15 and pupils were B/l 2mm NRTL, BP - 140/90, PR -48/mt. INTERPRET CT BRAIN FINDINGS AND DISCUSS PROGNOSIS??
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