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AAP Grand Rounds 14:4-5 (2005)
© 2005 American Academy of Pediatrics

Primary and Secondary Nocturnal Enuresis: Not So Different After All

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To compare clinical characteristics of children with primary versus secondary nocturnal enuresis (PNE, SNE), investigators from United States and Canadian institutions carried out a cross–sectional, descriptive study of patients referred to an Oklahoma specialty incontinence clinic. The voiding and stool histories, urinary symptoms, uroflow patterns, and postvoid residuals of 170 children were analyzed. Patients whose parents or guardians were unsure of the child’s history of dryness, who had structural abnormalities of the bladder or urethra identified, or who had major neurologic problems or morbid obesity were excluded. Sixty-one percent were male and the mean age of the 2 groups was similar (PNE 8.05 years, SNE 8.12 years).

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Alison Schonwald, MD, FAAP

Developmental Medicine Center, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA