Spina bifida occulta in functional enuresis.
OBJECTIVE
To study incidence of spina bifida occulta in nocturnal enuresis cases and to compare outcome of enuresis with spina bifida occulta and enuresis without spina bifida occulta.


METHODS
Patients with enuresis divided into two groups based on X-ray lumbosacral spine. Outcome of these patients were compared on behavioral therapy.


RESULTS
Spina bifida occulta was detected in 18 out of total 48 patients. Levels of spina bifida were L5 vertebrae in 3,L5-S1 in 5,S1 in 8 and S1-S2 in 2 patients. Outcome was evaluated in 42 patients who were followed up for more than 6 months. There was no significant difference between both the groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Spina bifida occulta is a common finding in enuresis. Outcome of patients with spina bifida occulta is not different than the patients without spina bifida occulta.
Kumar
Praveen
P
Department of Pediatrics, Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India. kumardrpraveen@rediffmail.com
Aneja
S
S
Kumar
Ramesh
R
Taluja
Veena
V
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004775:Enuresis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome