While assessing a 4-day-old neonate born at 28 weeks' gestation, the nurse cannot elicit the neonate's Moro reflex, which was present 1 hour after birth. The nurse notifies the physician because this may indicate which of the following?
1. Postnatal asphyxia.
2. Skull fracture.
3. Intracranial hemorrhage.
4. Facial nerve paralysis.
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