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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  Saumya Easaw, M.B.B.S.[2]

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## Overview

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## Historical Perspective

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## Classification

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## Pathophysiology

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## Causes

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## Differentiating Encopresis from other Diseases

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## Epidemiology and Demographics

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## Risk Factors

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## Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

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## Identity and Culture

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## Terminology

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## Diagnosis

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History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | CT | MRI | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

## Treatment

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Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

## Case Studies

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Case #1

## See also

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* Models of deafness for a comparison of the medical, disability and cultural models of deafness.
* Deaf culture
* List of deaf people
* Sign language
* RNID
* Hearing impairment
* Unilateral hearing loss
* Deafblindness
* Auditory brainstem response (ABR) test
* NTID National Technical Institute for the Deaf, located at the Rochester Institute of Technology