types of enuresis
Last reviewed 01/2018
Most children achieve day and nighttime continence by three or four years of age.
Nocturnal enuresis can be
- primary - the child has never achieved continence
- secondary - the child was dry for at least 6 months before wetting restarted (1).
Enuresis can also be divided into
- monosymptomatic - occurs in the absence of any daytime voiding symptoms, such as frequency, urgency, or incontinence
- nonmonosymptomatic - more common; a detailed history will elicit at least subtle daytime symptoms in the majority of children (2).
Reference:
- (1) Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (2004); 42(5):33-7.
- (2) Robson WL. Evaluation and management of enuresis. N Engl J Med. 2009;360(14):1429-36.