Enuresis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice
WEBMay 19, 2023 · Enuresis has primarily nocturnal symptoms in children older than 5 years of age. Differentials include diabetes, medications, emotional problems, urinary tract infection, spina bifida, seizure disorder, and neurogenic bladder. Treatment is commonly involves behavioural changes, alarm therapy, or desmopressin. Emotional support and …
Enuresis - References | BMJ Best Practice
WEBEnuresis has primarily nocturnal symptoms in children older than 5 years of age. Differentials include diabetes, medications, emotional problems, urinary tract infection, spina bifida, seizure disorder, and neurogenic bladder. Treatment is commonly involves behavioural changes, alarm therapy, or ...
Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice
WEBSep 28, 2022 · Neuropsychiatric manifestations of hyponatremia include headache, nausea, cramping, hyporeflexia, dysarthric speech, lethargy, confusion, seizures, and delirium. Coma and sudden death can ensue. Complications of psychogenic polydipsia include incontinence and enuresis, bladder dilation and hydronephrosis, renal and congestive …
Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice
WEBJan 26, 2024 · Definition. Parasomnias are undesirable sleep-related events that may occur during sleep or during the transition into sleep or out of sleep. They include abnormal behaviors (e.g., sleepwalking) and dreams (e.g., nightmares). Parasomnias may be transient and have no significant consequences on the patient's sleep health.
Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome
WEBNov 10, 2023 · Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) is a condition characterized by an unusually abrupt onset (<72 hours) of obsessive-compulsive symptoms or severely restricted food intake, with similarly severe and acute onset of at least two concurrent cognitive, behavioral, or neurologic symptoms.
Fecal incontinence in children - BMJ Best Practice
WEBAug 9, 2022 · Fecal incontinence in children is defined as involuntary defecation at inappropriate times, occurring after the typical age of completed toilet training (generally 4 years of age or older). In most cases, caused by overflow soiling associated with chronic constipation and severe fecal impaction in an otherwise healthy child without underlying ...
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
WEBJan 13, 2021 · Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is defined as euvolaemic, hypotonic hyponatraemia secondary to impaired free water excretion, usually from excessive arginine vasopressin (AVP) release.
Hyperhidrosis - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best …
WEBJan 18, 2024 · Primary hyperhidrosis occurs in both adults and children, commonly starting in early childhood or at puberty. Treatment options for primary hyperhidrosis include medical and surgical treatments. Medical treatments include topical aluminium chloride, oral anticholinergic agents, iontophoresis, botulinum type A injections, microwave ablation, …
Urinary tract infections in children - BMJ Best Practice
WEBMay 29, 2024 · Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in children. Symptoms and signs may be nonspecific, particularly in neonates and infants. Older children may have dysuria, urgency, or frequency with a lower urinary tract infection, or fever, loin or back pain, and vomiting with upper UTI (pyelonephritis). An appropriately obtained urine specimen can ...
Differential diagnosis of symptoms - BMJ Best Practice
WEBJun 25, 2024 · Dysuria refers to discomfort, burning, or sensation of pain during micturition. Patients may also complain of urethral discomfort not associated with micturition. Dysuria may be external (i.e., urine irritating the inflamed genital organs) or internal (i.e., pain felt in the urethra). Although urinary tract infection is the most common cause ...