臺北醫學大學 臺北神經醫學中心 校級神經醫學研究中心

Concussion is one of the most easily overlooked mild brain injuries.
The Neurotrauma and Critical Care Team, composed of the Neurosurgery Team and the Intensive Care Team, is the earliest team to focus on the field of mild brain injuries.

       In the early stages, Dr. Wen-Ta Chiu, the former superintendent of Wan Fang Hospital and Ministry of Health and Welfare (now chair professor of Taipei Medical University), compiled the "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury," which was the earliest medical publication in Taiwan to integrate traumatic brain injuries, helping to improve the quality and clinical outcome of treatment for severe traumatic brain injuries caused by traffic accidents.

       Dr. Wan-Lin Chen, the attending physician of the Neurosurgery Department at Shuang Ho Hospital, not only leads the "Neurotrauma and Critical Care Medical Team" at Taipei Medical University's Neuroscience Institute but also serves as one of the contributors for the revised version of the "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury."

       A fall resulting in inadvertent impact to the head can cause concussion, the severity of which may manifest one to two years later, with significant and sustained damage. Five to six years later, it may also result in dementia, severely affecting basic self-care abilities. Therefore, "brain injuries" are an area that must be taken seriously.

       In critical care, the team adheres to the principle of providing the "highest personnel standards." In addition to dedicated physicians responsible for patient care, attending physicians also provide on-call assistance. In terms of equipment and technologies, the team is on par with major medical centers. In addition to equipment such as ECMO, dialysis, and investigating radiology meeting the standards of major medical centers, wireless transmission technology for EEG analysis allows observation of patient recovery.
Furthermore, the brain oxygen detection method currently used by the team has developed into "non-invasive detection." Without the need for surgery or anesthesia, the patient's oxygen levels during the acute phase or postoperative period can be monitored, enabling early detection of cerebral hypoxia.

       The Neurotrauma and Critical Care Team has abundant manpower, resources, and clinical experiences to care for patients with brain injuries, helping them stabilize in the shortest possible time after acute and postoperative phases and move towards the path of recovery.

       With advances in artificial intelligence(AI) and information technologies, patient care will have a great leap forward.