title: Bedwetting--not always what it seems: a sign of sleep-disordered breathing in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) can linger long into childhood. Sleep research has documented that nocturia and bedwetting are symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults and that bedwetting is predictive of OSA in children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nocturnal polyuria is a cardiovascular response to negative pressure breathing (inspiration against a closed glottis), which is characteristic of OSA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Evidence of nocturnal polyuria and sleep-disordered breathing are important signs of OSA, a serious but treatable condition.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program, University of Alabama School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL, USA. mgumlauf@uab.edu
authors.forename: Mary Grace
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Umlauf
authors.forename: Eileen R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Chasens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004775:Enuresis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D017286:Polysomnography; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D015995:Prevalence; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy