RESEARCH ARTICLE
Nobel Med 2005; 1(1): 22-27

TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION THERAPY IN THE CHILDREN WITH NOCTURNAL ENURESIS

Zeliha Ünlü, Çiğdem Tüzün, Can Taneli, Altınay Fırat
ABSTRACT
We evaluated the efficacy of transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy on wetting behaviors, social functioning and bladder storage capacities in children with enuresis nocturna.

A total of 8 enuretic children aged 8-16 years old were selected for study on basis of poor outcome despite extensive trials of conventional treatments. 15 seances of TENS therapy applied on the suprapubic region. Changes in wetting behaviors and social functioning before and after the therapy were assessed with a 7-point scale. Patients were asked to record their urine output using a frequency/volume chart for two consecutive days before and after the therapy.

Two of the children became dry two months after the therapy. The total scores of wetting behaviors and social status were increased in two patients at two months after the therapy. Maximum functional bladder capacity, mean day-time bladder capacity, maximum nocturnal bladder capacity were increased only in two patients after the treatment. Number of daytime voids were decreased in these patients.

According to our preliminary results, it seems that TENS therapy in the children with nocturnal enuresis showed improvement in some degree. Further studies are needed which are performed in larger series.

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  • Pubmed Style
    Zeliha Ünlü, Çiğdem Tüzün, Can Taneli, Altınay Fırat. [ENÜRESİS NOKTURNALI ÇOCUKLARDA TRANSKÜTAN ELEKTRİKSEL SİNİR STİMÜLASYONU (TENS) TEDAVİSİ]. Nobel Med 2005; 1(1): 22-27, Turkish.
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    Zeliha Ünlü, Çiğdem Tüzün, Can Taneli, Altınay Fırat. [ENÜRESİS NOKTURNALI ÇOCUKLARDA TRANSKÜTAN ELEKTRİKSEL SİNİR STİMÜLASYONU (TENS) TEDAVİSİ]. www.nobelmedicus.com/en/Article.aspx?m=1716 [Access: Mayıs 24, 2021], Turkish.
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    Zeliha Ünlü, Çiğdem Tüzün, Can Taneli, Altınay Fırat. [ENÜRESİS NOKTURNALI ÇOCUKLARDA TRANSKÜTAN ELEKTRİKSEL SİNİR STİMÜLASYONU (TENS) TEDAVİSİ]. Nobel Med 2005; 1(1): 22-27, Turkish.
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    Zeliha Ünlü, Çiğdem Tüzün, Can Taneli, Altınay Fırat. [ENÜRESİS NOKTURNALI ÇOCUKLARDA TRANSKÜTAN ELEKTRİKSEL SİNİR STİMÜLASYONU (TENS) TEDAVİSİ]. Nobel Med (2005); 1(1): 22-27, [cited Mayıs 24, 2021], Turkish.
  • Harvard Style
    Zeliha Ünlü, Çiğdem Tüzün, Can Taneli, Altınay Fırat. (2005) [ENÜRESİS NOKTURNALI ÇOCUKLARDA TRANSKÜTAN ELEKTRİKSEL SİNİR STİMÜLASYONU (TENS) TEDAVİSİ]. Nobel Med, 1(1): 22-27, Turkish.