The contribution refers to belated therapy, the results and quality of life in a female patient with severe cognitive disorder, whose subsequent treatment was sought by her husband.The basic requirement from ethical and medical policy reasons is to provide the patients, whose life was saved by acute medical care, to reach best possible quality of life, self-reliance and independence. It should enable the individuals to find again their place in the society.

        Key words: life-threatening events, belated cognitive therapy, quality of life