Abstract:Background: According to a report from the World Health Organization, traumatic brain injury (TBI) will surpass many diseases by 2020 and become the main cause of death and disability. It is estimated that 10 million people are affected by TBI every year, and the burden of death and morbidity disease is imposed on society, making TBI urgent public health and medical problem (Hyder et al., 2007).In Taiwan, for every 100,000 emergency patients, there are 333 patients with traumatic brain injury, and the predomin… Show more
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