Full Issue

Abstract

The second issue of Volume 9 of the International Journal of Neurology (1974) was dedicated to ethanol and the central nervous system. It opened with editorials in Spanish and English and gathered an interdisciplinary set of studies examining the biochemical, physiological, genetic, and clinical effects of alcohol on brain function.

The volume included analyses of experimental neurophysiological aspects of ethanol action (Kolant), the genetic determinants of alcohol-drinking behavior (Eriksson), and the metabolic pathways involved in ethanol processing (Westerfeld and Elwood). Additional articles explored the biochemical alterations in the central nervous system induced by ethanol (Egaña and Rodrigo), and the chemical transformations of ethanol within the body (Forsander).

Clinical perspectives were represented by Ohara and Homma, who reviewed the general neurological impact of ethanol, and by Brage and colleagues, who examined alcohol-related neuropathies and the broader implications of chronic intoxication on the nervous system.

The issue concluded with two reflective essays: “The Future of Neurology” (Aring), and “The Exemplary Life of Elizabeth Blackwell, First Woman Medical Doctor in the World” (Soriano), followed by book reviews.

This volume offered an integrative view of alcohol’s impact on neurobiology and human health, bridging laboratory research, clinical neurology, and historical reflection.