Treatment of primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis with desmopressin: predictive factors.

• OBJECTIVE: To investigate predictive factors for the outcome of treatment of primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (PMNE) with desmopressin. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data from a large open multicentre study were analysed. The study comprised 399 children with PMNE who were recruited for long-term desmopressin treatment. Before treatment a history was taken and the children observed for 4 weeks. After a 6-week dose-titration period with desmopressin, the children were classified into four groups depending on the response rate. RESULTS: The children who improved during desmopressin treatment were older, had fewer wet nights during the observation period and had only one wet episode during the night, mostly after midnight. Many of them did not require the maximum dose of desmopressin to become dry. No hereditary factor for the response to desmopressin was found. CONCLUSION: Those most likely to be permanently dry with desmopressin treatment are older children who respond to 20 microg desmopressin and who do not wet frequently.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Farmaceutiska vetenskaper (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Basic Medicine -- Pharmaceutical Sciences (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Child

Deamino Arginine Vasopressin

therapeutic use

Enuresis

drug therapy

genetics

Female

Genetic Diseases

Inborn

drug therapy

Humans

Male

Predictive Value of Tests

Renal Agents

therapeutic use

Treatment Outcome

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