Type	Characteristics
Primary enuresis (80 percent of cases)	Enuresis in a child who has never established urinary continence for more than six months
Secondary enuresis (20 percent of cases)	Resumption of enuresis after at least six months of urinary continence
Nocturnal enuresis	Enuresis that occurs during sleep
Daytime wetting	Urinary incontinence that occurs while the child is awake
Monosymptomatic (uncomplicated) enuresis	Enuresis without lower urinary tract symptoms other than nocturia and no history of bladder dysfunction
Nonmonosymptomatic enuresis	Enuresis with lower urinary tract symptoms (e.g., increase or decrease in voiding frequency, daytime wetting, urgency, hesitancy, straining, weak or intermittent stream, posturination dribbling, holding maneuvers,* sensation of incomplete emptying, lower abdominal or genital discomfort)