Nocturnal Enuresis in Children

Dr. Farheen Khan

Abstract

Nocturnal enuresis is a common problem in pediatrics.Urinary incontinence is a common problem in children. At fiveyears of age, 15 percent of children are incompletely continentof urine. Most of these children have isolated nocturnal enuresis(monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis). Enuresis (synonymous with intermittent nocturnal incontinence) refers to discreteepisodes of urinary incontinence during sleep in children ≥5years of age. Enuresis is divided into monosymptomatic andnon-monosymptomatic forms, although the pathogenesis andevaluation of the two forms overlap. Monosymptomaticnocturnal enuresis is common in children. The prevalencedecreases from 15 percent among five-year-old children to 1 to 2 percent among those ≥15 years.