Intraspinal Variations of Nerve Roots

Prof. Viktor Matejcík graduated in 1975 at the Medical Faculty of the Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 1982 he took the 1st Degree Qualification in Surgery, followed by a Degree in Neurosurgery and a Professor degree at Comenius University. He worked as assistant lecturer and as professor at the Department of Neurosurgery at the Faculty of Medicine at the Comenius University and University Hospital, while nowadays he is Deputy of the Head of this Department. His main interest areas are: neurosurgery, craniocerebral injuries, and peripheral nerves. Prof. Matejcík is author and co-author of nearly 200 publications with more than 200 citations. Zora Haviarová graduated at the Medical Faculty of the Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 1995 she took a Degree Qualification in Internal Medicine. She is assistant lecturer at the Institute of Anatomy at the Medical Faculty of the Comenius University and works, since 2013, at the dispensary of the Institute of Tropical Diseases (Bratislava, Slovakia). Her main areas of interest are: research on the structure of the varicose vein wall, clinical anatomy (cardiovascular system, peripheral nerves), and infectology. Dr. Haviarová is author and co-author of more than 100 publications with more than 90 citations. Kuruc Roman graduated at the Medical Faculty of Comenius University, Bratislava (General Medicine branch), then he got a Degree Qualification in Pathological anatomy and one in Forensic Medicine. With a special interest on forensic medicine, cranio-cerebral injuries and traffic injuries, he is author and co-author of more than 120 publications. Andrej Steno graduated at the Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, faculty of medicine. He now works at the Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University and University Hospital. His special Interests are Intraoperative imaging, awake surgery, Glioma surgery, Surgery of the sellar region, Cerebrovascular surgery. Juraj Steno attended the Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia. Doctor honoris causa, from 2015 he is Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University. Author and co-author of more than 400 publications, he took more than 600 lectures all over the world.

Introduction.- General Part.- Vertebral column and spinal cord.- Intraspinal connections of nerve roots- general description.- Extradural spinal nerve root connections.- Intradural connections of spinal nerve roots.- Anastomoses in the region of plexuses.- Anastomoses between the individual nerves and inside nerves.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.