Lack of Awareness of Symptoms (Anosognosia) in PD: An Observational Study for People With Parkinson's

The overarching aim of this project is to identify coping mechanisms and pathological lack of self-awareness and the impact they are likely to have on patient reported quality of life (QoL) outcome measures for a chronic condition. This will be an observational study, a case series of approx. 10 to 20 patients. These patients will be recruited over a 6 month period from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham and will be informed of the study during their routine pre-surgical visit. Patients will be eligible if they are about to undergo DBS at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. If the participant has a carer, who is also willing to participate, they may also join the study. Patients will be excluded if they are unable to complete questionnaires in English. Once recruited and following consent, a patient will complete a brief battery of questionnaires both self-reported and clinician rated prior to surgery and at their 6 month post op visit.