Nocturnal enuresis. Treatment options.
Bed-wetting is a common and disturbing problem for children and their families. Underlying causes are rarely found and should be suspected from the history rather than from investigations. Children older than 7 years can usually be cured if they are motivated enough to use an alarm conditioning device. Intranasal desmopressin acetate, the current drug of choice, will produce only temporary relief.
Children's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000367:Age Factors; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004775:Enuresis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008333:Mandelic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009042:Motivation; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012890:Sleep; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure
D008333:Mandelic Acids; D010276:Parasympatholytics; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin; C005419:oxybutynin; D007099:Imipramine