Nighttime incontinence, otherwise known as nocturnal enuresis, is a common condition that
can cause substantial psychological distress in children with the condition. Nocturnal …

Various factors can potentially influence the balance between nocturnal urine production
and functional bladder capacity. Different types of bladder dysfunction, resulting in a small …

Nocturnal enuresis has been described as the most prevalent and chronic of all childhood
problems. The experience, particularly for the older child, can be extremely distressing and …

Nocturnal enuresis, or bedwetting, is the most common cause of urinary incontinence in
children. It is known to have a significant psychosocial impact on the child as well as the …

Recent demographic studies report a prevalence of nocturnal enuresis in at least 5-10% of
six to seven year old children, most often boys, and in 0.5% of the adult population …

Secondary nocturnal enuresis accounts for about one quarter of patients with bedwetting.
Although a psychological cause is responsible in some children, various other causes are …

Nocturnal enuresis in children is not a psychogenic disorder. It is caused by a hereditary
delay in maturation of the somatic mechanisms (reduction of nocturnal urine production and …

Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) is common. It occurs in up to 20% of 5 year olds and 10% of
10 year olds, with a spontaneous remission rate of 14% per year. Weekly daytime wetting …

Background Nocturnal enuresis is a common childhood disorder that is characterized by
bed wetting at the age of five and beyond. The proposed etiologies are difficulties with …

Nocturnal enuresis is increasingly understood as a biobehavioral problem. Medical and
physiologic factors as well as behavioral and environmental factors have been implicated in …