Primary nocturnal enuresis. This is the recurrent involuntary passage of urine during sleep by a child aged 5 years or older, who has never achieved consistent night-time dryness. This may further be subdivided into: Primary nocturnal enuresis without daytime symptoms: children who have enuresis only at night. Primary nocturnal enuresis with daytime symptoms: those who also have daytime symptom...

BACKGROUND The association of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with glucose intolerance and the beneficial effect of lifestyle intervention have been poorly investigated in women particularly before menopausal status. The study explored 1) whether OSA is associated with impaired glucose homeostasis in obese non diabetic premenopausal and menopausal women and 2) the effects of a 3- month lifestyle ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Nocturnal bruxism is associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and GERD is strongly associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Gender and ethnic differences in the prevalence and clinical presentation of these often overlapping sleep disorders have not been well documented. Our aim was to examine the associations between, and the symptoms associated with, noct...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the occurrence of nocturnal ischemic events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and ischemic heart disease (IHD). BACKGROUND Although previous reports documented nocturnal cardiac ischemic events among OSAS patients, the exact association between obstructive apneas and ischemia is not yet clear. It is also not known what differentiates between pa...

Primary nocturnal enuresis. This is the recurrent involuntary passage of urine during sleep by a child aged 5 years or older, who has never achieved consistent night-time dryness. This may further be subdivided into: Primary nocturnal enuresis without daytime symptoms: children who have enuresis only at night. Primary nocturnal enuresis with daytime symptoms: those who also have daytime symptom...

Nocturnal enuresis (NE), the involuntary passing of urine during sleep after the age at which bladder control would normally be anticipated, is a widespread and potentially disabling disorder for children. The treatment of NE constitutes several approaches and its pathophysiology remains unsolved. Careful consideration should be given to the work-up of NE since there may be concurrent symptoms ...

Are there really nocturnal bees? Surprisingly, yes. Most people, if asked about bees, think of those industrious dayactive species, like the common honeybee, that harvest sunny meadows of flowers for pollen and nectar. And such images are not misguided — most bees are indeed day active (diurnal). By sundown most bees are safely back in the nest, their day’s labours complete. But for some bees, ...

BACKGROUND The presence of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria clones in the setting of aplastic anemia or myelodysplastic syndrome has been shown to have prognostic and therapeutic implications. However, the status of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria clones in various categories of myelodysplastic syndrome and in other bone marrow disorders is not well-studied. DESIGN AND METHODS By using...

PAROXYSMAL MOTOR BEHAVIORS OCCURRING DURING SLEEP ARE CLASSIFIED EITHER AS SLEEP-RELATED EPILEPTIC SEIZURES OR AS PARASOMNIAS. In 1977 Pedley and Guilleminault1 defined an atypical form of epilepsy, called episodic nocturnal wanderings, characterized by paroxysmal ambulation and bizarre behavioral manifestations during sleep. Even in the absence of recorded nocturnal seizures, the presence of i...

To determine and quantify the cause of nocturia in men, we describe and evaluate the relative contribution of two complementary indices of nocturia: the nocturia index (Ni), a measure of nocturnal urine overproduction, and the nocturnal bladder capacity index (NBCi), reflective of nocturnal bladder capacity. The records of 100 consecutive men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), having und...