Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2012 Mar;31(3):349-51.
doi: 10.1002/nau.22223. Epub 2012 Mar 15.

Is overactive bladder in children and adults the same condition? ICI-RS 2011

Stefano Salvatore  1 , Maurizio Serati, Massimo Origoni, Massimo Candiani
Affiliations
Review

Is overactive bladder in children and adults the same condition? ICI-RS 2011

Stefano Salvatore et al. Neurourol Urodyn. 2012 Mar.

Abstract

Aim: To report the debate on the relationship between overactive bladder (OAB) in children and adults during the ICI-RS meeting in 2010.

Methods: Literature supporting or being against the theory that OAB in children and adults represents the same condition has been reviewed and debated.

Results: Growing evidence is showing a strong link between urinary symptoms in childhood, such as nocturnal enuresis (NE) and OAB symptoms, and OAB in adulthood. Behavioral and environmental factors may have an important role in predisposed subjects. Studies on familial and genetic factors have been reported.

Conclusion: It might be inappropriate to state that OAB in children and adults represents the same condition. However, epidemiological and genetic findings demonstrate a strong link between OAB symptoms in these two different ages of life. Predisposing factors and behavioral and/or environmental elements may lead to OAB occurrence in adults.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources