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Enuresis

Introduction: Enuresis

Description of Enuresis

Enuresis (medical condition): is involuntary urination while asleep after the age at which bladder control would normally be anticipated.

See also:

Bedwetting:
  »Introduction: Bedwetting
  »Symptoms of Bedwetting
  »Causes of Bedwetting
  »Treatments for Bedwetting

Enuresis: Urinary incontinence.

Enuresis: Involuntary discharge of urine after the age at which urinary control should have been achieved; often used alone with specific reference to involuntary discharge of urine occurring during sleep at night (bed-wetting; nocturnal enuresis). (Dorland, 27th ed)
Source: Diseases Database

Enuresis: inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination.
Source: CRISP

Enuresis: Involuntary discharge of URINE after expected age of completed development of urinary control. This can happen during the daytime (DIURNAL ENURESIS) while one is awake or during sleep (NOCTURNAL ENURESIS). Enuresis can be in children or in adults (as persistent primary enuresis and secondary adult-onset enuresis).
Source: MeSH 2007

Enuresis as a Disease

Enuresis: Another name for Bedwetting (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Bedwetting
  »Symptoms of Bedwetting
  »Causes of Bedwetting
  »Treatments for Bedwetting

Enuresis: Related Diseases

Enuresis: Enuresis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Bladder conditions
• Urinary Incontinence
• Urinary disorders

Causes of Enuresis

Some of the causes of Enuresis are included in the list below:

• Normal child development - bed-wetting is very common and normal in most cases.
• Congenital bladder abnormality
• Congenital urinary abnormality
• Cystitis
• Pyelonephritis

See full list of 65 causes of Enuresis (Bedwetting)

Symptoms of Enuresis (Bedwetting)

Some of the symptoms of Enuresis incude:

• Wetting the bed at night
• Urinary incontinence

Read more about symptoms of Enuresis (Bedwetting)

Treatments for Enuresis (Bedwetting)

Treatments for Enuresis (Bedwetting) include:

• Watchful waiting
• Bladder training methods
• Interval training - for heavy sleepers
• Moisture alarms
• Encouragement - this is more helpful than scolding and punishment.

See full list of 12 treatments for Enuresis

Treatment of Enuresis: For more treatment information about Enuresis, see treatment of Bedwetting (Enuresis)

Enuresis as a Symptom

Enuresis (symptom): The involuntary discharge of urine occurring at night.

Enuresis (symptom): See Enuresis (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Enuresis:

• Enuresis

Enuresis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Enuresis:

• bladder control
• nighttime incontinence
• nocturnal enuresis
• primary enuresis
• secondary enuresis
• sleep wetting
• urination
• encopresis
• stool soiling

Terms associated with Enuresis:

Terms Similar to Enuresis:

• Bedwetting
• Nocturnal enuresis

Source: Diseases Database

More specific terms for Enuresis:

• Nocturnal Enuresis
• Diurnal Enuresis

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Enuresis

• Urination Disorders
• Behavioral Symptoms
• Elimination Disorders

Source - MeSH 2007

• sign /symptom

Source - CRISP

The term Enuresis can be used for:

• bedwetting

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Enuresis:

• behavioral medicine
• urinary incontinence

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Enuresis

The following list attempts to classify Enuresis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Male Urogenital Diseases
  • Urologic Diseases
    • Urination Disorders
      • Enuresis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
  • Female Urogenital Diseases
    • Urologic Diseases
      • Urination Disorders
        • Enuresis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavior
    • Behavioral Symptoms
      • Enuresis

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Mental Disorders
  • Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood
    • Elimination Disorders
      • Enuresis

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Special symptoms or syndromes, not elsewhere classified
• NEUROTIC DISORDERS, PERSONALITY DISORDERS, AND OTHER NONPSYCHOTIC MENTAL DISORDERS
• MENTAL DISORDERS
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Enuresis

• Drugs for nocturnal enuresis in children (other than desmopressin and tricyclics) (Cochrane Review)
• Desmopressin for nocturnal enuresis in children (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Enuresis : Article by Wm Lane M Robson, MD
• Complex behavioural and educational interventions for nocturnal enuresis in children (Cochrane Review)
• Alarm interventions for nocturnal enuresis in children (Cochrane Review)
• Simple behavioural and physical interventions for nocturnal enuresis in children (Cochrane Review)
• Tricyclic and related drugs for nocturnal enuresis in children (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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