A 60 year old man is brought to the emergency department with loss of consciousness, on examination his ABP is 200/120, respiration is irregular and his heart rate is 50 b/min. CT brain reveals extradural hemorrhage.
What is the single most likely underlying cause of his bradycardia?

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A 60 year old man is brought to the emergency department with loss of consciousness, on examination his ABP is 200/120, respiration is irregular and his heart rate is 50 b/min. CT brain reveals extradural hemorrhage. 
 What is the single most likely underlying cause of his bradycardia?

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Loss of medullary cardiac interplay

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Systemic release of vasodilators

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Sympathetic system inhibition

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Damage of cardiac regulatory center

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Reflex parasympathetic system activation

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