A5-year-old boy is seen in the outpatient clinic, his parent are concerned due to bed-wetting. He has no medical condition and his developmental growth is normal. He can stay dray during the daytime but has continued to wet 4 to 5 nights a week. His parent tried to decrease night drinking and wake him up two time nightly to go to the bathroom. Vital signs and examination are normal. Urinalysis is unremarkable. This patient's bed-wetting is most likely caused by which of the following?

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Eductional Objective: Primary nocturnal enuresis (ie, bed-wetting at age 5 and more without prior nighttime urinary continence) is caused primarily by a brain maturational delay in the development of bladder control

A5-Year-Old Boy Is Seen in the Outpatient Clinic, His Parent