Evaluation of Nine Different Types of Enuresis Alarms

Persistent enuresis caused by nocturnal polyuria is a maturation defect of the nyctihemeral rhythm of diuresis

“…Until recently, the causes of nocturnal enuresis remained obscure and the therapeutic approach was often irrational; treatment was often more dependent on the administering centre than on the patient or pathology. If patients consult a psychological department, they are more likely to be considered as having a psychological form of enuresis [5–7], and treated with cognitive training [8] and a wetting alarm [9], but certainly not with drugs. Conversely, a patient consulting a medical (paediatric or urological) department is usually treated with drugs (anticholinergics or imipramine) with or without a wetting alarm [10].…”