PURPOSE We determined the etiology and prognostic significance of adult onset enuresis with absent daytime incontinence. Adult onset nocturnal enuresis unassociated with daytime incontinence is uncommon and there is a paucity of information about its incidence, significance, evaluation and treatment. We present a retrospective evaluation of this condition based on a database review of more than...

Nocturnal enuresis, or involuntary urination while asleep, can have a huge impact on the quality of life of children, teenagers and even young adults, also generating stress in households, and thus, has a negative impact on the lives of entire families. A number of treatment types are available; such as medication, bladder training, uro therapy, positive reinforcement, and the enuresis alarm, t...

Egypt. J. Psychiatry, June 2009; 29(2): 65-70 Background: Nocturnal enuresis (NE) is a chronic medical disorder that is distressing for children and their parents. Aim of the study: to investigate the impact of enuresis on parent-child relationship, parental satisfaction and parental tolerance. Subjects & Methods: This study was performed on parents who have enuretic children selected from thos...

PURPOSE Nocturnal enuresis is a serious health problem affecting a significant portion of the population. In this study, we investigated the frequency of punishment methods in nocturnal enuresis (NE) in Turkey and its relationship with other parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 501 children (301 boys and 200 girls) who were admitted to our outpatient clinic due to nocturnal enuresis w...

This review provides a comprehensive view of translational research aimed at elucidating the pathophysiology of pediatric lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). A web search was conducted according to combinations of keywords, and the significance of each article was defined by the author. The dramatic evolution of the mass analysis method of genomes, transcripts, and proteins has enabled a co...

problem worldwide. This symptom is extremely ubiquitous and the frequency of this minor malady obliges it be considered one of the most important pathologies of childhood. This disorder as defined in ICD-10 and DSM-IV is characterized by involuntary or intentional voiding of urine, by day and/or night, that is abnormal in relation to the individual’s mental age; and which is not a consequence o...

Epidemiology At five years of age, 15 to 25 percent of children wet the bed. With each year of maturity, the percentage of bed-wetters declines by 15 percent. Hence, 8 percent of 12-year-old N octurnal enuresis is a common problem, affecting an estimated 5 to 7 million children in the United States and occurring three times more often in boys than in girls. Unfortunately, only about one third o...

There are still many undiscovered facts about enuresis, even though it is a very old "symptom". It is a significant health problem with a high prevalence among children and a lower prevalence in adulthood. Many treatment guidelines have been proposed for the management of this problem. The improvement of diagnostic tools, and also treatment modalities, have had a significant impact on success r...

BACKGROUND Treatment of primary nocturnal enuresis using 1-deamino-8-D-arginine-vasopressin is based on the hypothesis that antidiuretic hormone (arginine vasopressin [AVP]) secretion is insufficient during the night. Persisting doubts about the theoretical background of this treatment and first results pointing to a different AVP regulation in children with nocturnal enuresis were the motives ...