[Pathogenesis of the syndrome of nocturnal enuresis].

Examination of 95 patients with nocturnal enuresis revealed symptoms of natal insufficiency of the spinal cord in most of the cases, involving the cervical portion more frequently than the lumbar enlargement. The principal symptoms correlating with EMG findings are described. The identification in a large group of enuresis patients a subgroup with enuresis related to spinal abnormality opens additional perspectives in the pathogenetic therapy of this wide-spread disease.