INTRODUCTION In this study, we investigated the effects of treatment with a transurethral incision (TUI) for congenital urethral stenosis, which was accompanied by diurnal and nocturnal enuresis. METHODS We recruited 21 young males who presented to our department for the treatment of diurnal and nocturnal enuresis from January 2010 to March 2014. All patients underwent TUI due to urethral str...

CONTEXT Nocturnal enuresis or bedwetting is the most common type of urinary incontinence in children. It has significant psychological effects on both the child and the family. Enuresis nocturna is defined as the inability to hold urine during the night in children who have completed toilet training. It is termed as being "primary" if no continence has ever been achieved or "secondary if it fol...

Uncommonly, older children and adolescents can present with a history of enuresis. Resolution of enuresis followed the diagnosis and treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in each child in this case series. Subjects were three children with DSM-IV-TR ADHD, who presented with a history of primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE). Our results reveal that a subgroup of children with ...

AIM to describe the profile of urinary infection (UI) and to analyze its risk factors and impacts. METHODS subjects were enrolled consecutively from pediatric, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, and geriatric outpatient clinics at six teaching hospitals in various regions of Indonesia. Those with urinary tract infection and diabetes mellitus were excluded. The UI questionnaire was adapted fr...

INTRODUCTION Nocturnal enuresis has been found a common symptom among children with breathing problems and sleep apnea. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic and placebo effects of slow maxillary expansion on nocturnal enuresis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Four children with enuresis aged 7-12 years were selected. Rigid acrylic expansion appliances were fabricated and delivered t...

In the mid-1980’s, the Aarhus group headed by the two pioneers in Nocturnal Enuresis research Jens-Christian Djurhuus and Jens Peter Nørgaard, reported the first data correlating the degree of Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR) and associated nephropathy to the presence of enuresis (1). The material showed that one half of the patients with reflux also had enuresis, and that in spite of identical demo...

OBJECTIVE To assess the features of adolescent bedwetters, as few data are available on enuresis in this age group. PATIENTS AND METHODS A specific database for adolescents and young adults was created with the collaboration of various specialists (paediatricians, urologists, gynaecologists, psychiatrists). Questions focused on family and personal history, stressful events, age of attaining u...

Enuresis is defined as intermittent urinary incontinence during sleep in a child at least five years of age. Approximately 5% to 10% of all seven-year-olds have enuresis, and an estimated 5 to 7 million children in the United States have enuresis. The pathophysiology of primary nocturnal enuresis involves the inability to awaken from sleep in response to a full bladder, coupled with excessive n...

There is comparatively little information about premorbid maturational brain abnormalities in schizophrenia (SCZ). We investigated whether a history of childhood enuresis, a well-established marker of neurodevelopmental delay, is associated with SCZ and with measures of brain abnormalities also associated with SCZ. A Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) based history o...