Today health related quality of life with its ever increasing importance has become an inherent part of treatment and follow up in all departments of medicine including diagnosis and treatment. In neuro-intensive care unit, the severest patients with the most intensive diagnosis and treatment period are followed up. Neurologic disorders with neurointensive care requirement include so many parameters potentially affecting the quality of life in acute and severe stages besides in chronic term. Apart from the effects of these diseases on life quality, there are many other important parameters related to quality of life. It is possible to list chief parameters as malnutrition in intensive care unit, agitation, pain, disruption of skin integrity, musculoskeletal system involvement, cardiovascular and autonomous involvement, side effect of drugs and multidrug interactions. In this review, the relationship between nutrition and health related quality of life in neurointensive care unit will be reviewed.
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Keywords
health related quality of life, nutrition, neurointensive care