Epilepsy and sleep characteristics are associated with diminished 24-h memory retention in older adults with epilepsy.

Objective: Individuals with epilepsy often have memory difficulties, and older adults with epilepsy are especially vulnerable, due to the additive effect of aging. The goal of this study was to assess factors that are associated with 24-h memory retention in older adults with epilepsy.

Methods: Fifty-five adults with epilepsy, all aged >50 years, performed a declarative memory task involving the recall of the positions of 15 card pairs on a computer screen prior to a 24-h ambulatory electroencephalogram (EEG).

Crohn's Disease Among the Poorest Billion: Burden of Crohn's Disease in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries.

Background: To establish the epidemiology and patterns of care of Crohn's Disease in low- and lower-middle-income countries.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of gastroenterology providers in countries where the world's poorest billion live was conducted to learn more about the state of diagnostic and treatment capacity for Crohn's. Quantitative data were analyzed in R and Excel.

Effect of deploying biomedical equipment technician on the functionality of medical equipment in the government hospitals of rural Nepal.

Background: Medical equipment plays a crucial role in the provision of quality healthcare services, despite this more than 50% of equipment in developing countries are non-functioning due to a lack of appropriate human resources to maintain. To address this problem some government hospitals of Nepal have deployed a mid-level technical cadre called 'Biomedical Equipment Technician' (BMET). This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of deploying a BMET on the functionality of medical equipment in government hospitals of rural Nepal.

Crohn's disease in low and lower-middle income countries: A scoping review.

Background: While Crohn's disease has been studied extensively in high-income countries, its epidemiology and care in low and lower-middle income countries (LLMICs) is not well established due to a lack of disease registries and diagnostic capacity.

Aim: To describe the published burden, diagnostic/treatment capacity, service utilization, challenges/barriers to individuals with Crohn's in LLMICs and their providers.

Methods: We conducted a scoping review utilizing a full search strategy was developed and conducted in PubMed, Embase and World Health Organization Global Index Medicus.