AIM To examine the association between enuresis and psychopathology in urban Ethiopian children. METHODS A two-stage mental health survey of 5000 urban children found enuresis to be by far the most common disorder. Logistic regression modelling was carried out to determine the independent associations of a number of socio-demographic and psychopathological characteristics with enuresis. RES...

Enuresis fungsional (mengompol) adalah gangguan pengeluaran urine yang involunter saat tidur siang/ malam pada anak usia lebih empat tahun tanpa adanya kelainan fisik maupun penyakit organik. Dampaknya menjadi tidak percaya diri, malu serta hubungan social dengan teman terganggu. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui kesiapan toilet training dan stress control enuresis. Metode menggunakan desain a...

The association of sleep disorders and nocturnal enuresis have been established in previously published reports. A retrospective study of the 525 children with snoring refereed for polysomnography found that 67.7% of these children had nocturnal enuresis [2]. The authors of present article [1] also found that nocturnal enuresis was significantly associated with poor sleep hygiene. A systematic ...

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...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of primary nocturnal enuresis in children, to define the possible role of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) related to adenotonsillar hypertrophy in enuresis, to explore the role of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels in measuring the severity of SDB in enuretic children, and to evaluate the response to surgical interventions (adenotonsillectomy) in indi...

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 ...

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...