The effects of simvastatin on functional recovery of rat reperfused sciatic nerve.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of simvastatin in protecting sciatic nerve from ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury using the model of experimental nerve ischemia. Sixty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 250-300 g were used. They were divided into ten groups (N = 6 per group).

Giant congenital nevomelanocytic nevus with satellite lesions, vitiligo and lipoma : a rare association.

A case of giant congential nevomelanocytic nevus with satellite lesions, vitiligo and lipoma is described, owing to the rarity of the association. The constellation of finding can be explained on the basis of a defect in the neural crest, which is considered to be a common origin of melanoblasts, Schwann cells, sensory ganglia, bone, fat, muscle and blood vessels.