Unawareness of Motor and Somatosensory deficits after stroke (UMAS): Validity and Reliability of UMAS Questionnaire

The main aim of this study is to test the reliability and validity of the UMAS Questionnaire to evaluate anosognosia for hemiplegia (AHP) and anosognosia for hemianaesthesia (AHA). Anosognosia is the unawareness or underestimation of a specific deficit in sensory, perceptual, motor, affective or cognitive functioning after a brain lesion (Prigatano, 2010). Methods. 30 right brain damaged patients were tested with a neuropsychological battery, a neurological examination and the UMAS Questionnaire. This questionnaire has been administered to patients with or without anosognosia for motor and/or somatosensory deficits after stroke. Conclusion. The results of this study seem to support the reliability and validity of the UMAS Questionnaire to measure anosognosia for motor and somatosensory deficits