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.
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Children's Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
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