ENURESIS IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

We did a retrospective study of the prevalence of nocturnal and diurna l enuresis in patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD). Patients with ADHD were identified at a referral center for dev elopmental pediatrics. Control patients were identified at a general p ediatric and pediatric allergy clinic. Adjusting for differences in se x and current age, ADHD children at age 6 were 2.7 times more likely t han controls to have nocturnal enuresis and 4.5 times more likely to h ave diurnal enuresis. Results at children's current age were consisten t with results at age 6; however, these differences were not statistic ally significant. Nocturnal and diurnal enuresis was found to be signi ficantly more common in children with ADHD than in control subjects. P hysicians who treat patients with ADHD should routinely inquire about the presence of enuresis.