[Children with nocturnal enuresis: why several treatments?].

OBJECTIVES: The Authors intended to verify whether, in relation to nocturnal enuresis,the differentiation of therapies can influence the clinical outcome. METHODS: A total of 30 children suffering of nocturnal enuresis underwent a different treatment: 10 children were treated with a behavioral approach, 10 children by alarm treatment, and 10 children with desmopressin. RESULTS: In all the children treated with desmopressin resolved their illness,while 10% treated by alarm and 20% treated with behavioral intervention persisted in symptom of enuresis. CONCLUSIONS: The differentiation of therapeutical approaches respond to peculiarities of children and their families considering that the disappearance of enuresis is highly probable.