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  • Sleep Medicine
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Sleep-related urinary dysfunction is a newly classified syndromic category in the ICSD-3-TR.
  • Understanding its epidemiology and pathophysiology is crucial for clinical management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the epidemiology, prevalence, and pathophysiology of sleep-related urinary dysfunction.
  • To discuss sleep enuresis, nocturia, and urge incontinence in the context of sleep disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of epidemiology, prevalence, and pathophysiology.
  • Analysis of risk factors, comorbidities, and diagnostic/therapeutic indications for sleep enuresis.
  • Examination of nocturia's impact on health, quality of life, and mortality.
  • Discussion of urge incontinence's association with medical, neurologic, and sleep disorders.

Main Results:

  • Sleep enuresis, nocturia, and urge incontinence are significant issues with broad health implications.
  • These conditions are associated with various medical, neurologic, and sleep disorders.
  • Poor, fragmented sleep may be linked to these parasomnias.

Conclusions:

  • Sleep-related urinary dysfunction requires comprehensive evaluation and management.
  • Further research is needed to elucidate the complex associations between sleep disorders and urinary dysfunction.
  • Addressing these conditions can improve patient health and quality of life.