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Abstract
Summary
Primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) is the most common pediatric
urological complaint encountered by primary care physicians. Despite its
prevalence, nocturnal enuresis remains incompletely understood, which can
frustrate patients, family members, and physicians.
PNE is a genetically determined maturational disorder of the central
nervous system. Lack of arousal together with an inhibition deficit of the
micturition reflex have been found as the main dysfunctions leading to
wetting during sleep. Both reflexes are mediated by nuclei in the brainstem.
In recent years, an electrophysiological evidence of delayed maturation in
central nervous system functions has been shown in nocturnal enuretics.
Auditory Evoked Potentials (AEPs) are brain responses induced by
the presence of auditory stimuli. The auditory brainstem response (ABR) is a
neurophysiological study that provides functional information about the
auditory system and brainstem. ERP components are related to successive
stages in information-processing, from the strictly sensory to the highest
integrative levels.