Relationship between arousal response in newborn infants before micturition and bed-wetting from 5 to 7 years of age

Seiichi Morokuma; Kotaro Fukushima; Kiyoko Kato

doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.08.020

Relationship between arousal response in newborn infants before micturition and bed-wetting from 5 to 7 years of age

Early Hum Dev. 2013 Dec;89(12):989-91. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.08.020. Epub 2013 Sep 22.

Authors

Seiichi Morokuma¹, Kotaro Fukushima, Kiyoko Kato

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyushu University Hospital, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: morokuma@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 24067302
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.08.020

Abstract

We evaluated the relationship between arousal response in newborn infants before micturition and the occurrence of bed-wetting from 5 to 7 years of age. This study found that neonates without an arousal response before micturition showed a high probability of bed-wetting in early childhood.

Keywords: Arousal response; Bed-wetting; Infant; Micturition.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Arousal / physiology*
Child
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Japan
Male
Nocturnal Enuresis / physiopathology*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
Urination / physiology*
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