The research unit of Neurotraumatology and Neurosurgery of Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), has organized the past 13th and 17th November, the 18th Symposium of Neuromonitoring and Treatment of the Neurocritical Patient, that also included the XIII Course in Nursing Care of the Neurocritical Patient.The international symposium has gathered more than 400 specialists, many of them from Latin America, among neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists, neurophysiologists, intensivists and nurses. The experts have agreed on the need to promote the collaboration of the multidisciplinary teams in this type of patients.At the same time, it has placed the emphasis on the implementation of new monitoring techniques in patients who have suffered a traumatic brain injury and neurocriticals, that contribute to the decrease of mortality and hospital stay of the patients.Among the speakers highlighted the presence of Dr. James Munis, of the Mayo Clinic (USA), Dr. Paul M. Vespa, of Ronald Reagan and Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center (USA), and Ilias Taschtsidis, of the University College London (UK).As in every edition, this biennial event has included the main symposium (Friday 16th and Saturday 17th of November), which preceded several monographic courses (Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th), and the traditional pre-symposium about Advanced Neuromonitorning on the Neurocritical Patient (Thursday 15th), as well as the classic monographic course for Nursing on 13th and 14th of November.