Background: Nocturia has a high prevalence in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and is known to be bothersome symptom for people with disease (PwPD). Objective: characterize nocturia sample of PwPD, relation sleep, fatigue other non-motor symptoms (NMS). Methods: we assessed 130 PwPD using comprehensive battery scales, which includes the Non-Motor Symptoms Questionnaire (NMSQ), International Parkinson M...

Nocturia causes lack of sleep and excessive daytime somnolence, reducing overall well-being, vitality, productivity, and mental health. Nocturia is significantly associated with testosterone deficiency, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), and sleep disorders. The development of LUTS is commonly associated with testosterone deficiency in elderly men, and recent studies have suggested that testo...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION Several epidemiological studies have reported a positive association between nocturia and erectile dysfunction (ED). Yet only limited evidence exists regarding the association between nocturia and ED among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, although nocturia and ED are common among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Study participants were 332 male ...

We explored the effectiveness of loxoprofen sodium (loxoprofen), which is the most common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in Japan, for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) complaining of nocturia. A total of 93 BPH patients aged 49-84 years were enrolled in the study. These patients had received standard drug therapy with alpha1-blocker for BPH, followed by anticholine...

Primary care physicians commonly see men or women with nocturia (or nocturnal polyuria). Nocturia can have a dramatic impact on a patient's physical and emotional quality of life, including work performance or ability to function, because of the interrupted sleep patterns. It has also been determined that the most important sleep interval is the time from first falling asleep until first awaken...

Nocturia is the most bothersome lower urinary tract symptom. It has a multifactorial etiology. It had been thought nocturia was a nonspecific symptom of lower urinary system dysfunction, but it has been determined that many diseases, related to different organ systems, might be reasons for this nonspecific symptom. Along with the importance of systemic diseases that cause nocturia, the symptom ...

PURPOSE We reviewed the definition and etiologies of nocturia, offering the current diagnostic procedures and standards of care. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed recent published literature regarding nocturia, along with current paradigms for diagnosis and management. RESULTS Nocturia is common as a limited occurrence but troublesome if the patient regularly experiences more than 2 episode...

BACKGROUND Nocturia is defined as waking one or more times during the night due to the urge to void. Recently, the effectiveness of several sedatives and analgesics for nocturia has been reported. We herein investigated the effects of ramelteon, an antioxidant and sleep inducer, on nocturia unresponsive to α1-blocker monotherapy in males with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) as a pilot study...

OBJECTIVES To examine associations between nocturia and potentially modifiable risk factors in older adults. DESIGN Secondary analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data. SETTING Respondents were selected using population-based sampling, drawing from a single Michigan county in 1983. They were followed through 1990. PARTICIPANTS Community-living adults aged 60 and older. MEASUREME...

PURPOSE To evaluate changes in nocturia after surgical correction of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). METHODS A total of 66 patients were included in the present study. All had been diagnosed with OSA syndrome by polysomnography and underwent uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP). Preoperative and postoperative lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), quality of life (QoL), and nocturia episodes were ev...