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. 2023 Aug 1;14:1209616. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1209616

TABLE 2.

General data of the 100 selected articles about the effects of alcohol on the central nervous system.

R1 Author/Years Article title/DOI or URL Description Number of citations
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1 Rice and Barone (2000) Critical periods of vulnerability for the developing nervous system: Evidence from humans and animal models/10.2307/3454543 Evaluated the neurodevelopmental impairment associated with alcohol exposure 1998 (86.87) 2176 3226
2 Koob (1992) Drugs of abuse—anatomy, pharmacology and function of reward pathways/10.1016/0165-6147 (92)90060-J Evaluated reward and addiction pathways associated with alcohol exposure 1829 (59.00) 1907 2827
3 Dunwiddie and Masino (2001) The role and regulation of adenosine in the central nervous system/10.1146/annurev.neuro.24.1.31 Evaluated the neuromodulatory effect of exposure to alcohol 1176 (53.45) 1263 1835
4 Ikonomidou et al. (2000) Ethanol-induced apoptotic neurodegeneration and fetal alcohol syndrome/10.1126/ciência.283.5398 Evaluated fetal alcohol syndrome and apoptotic neurodegeneration associated with ethanol exposure 1081 (47.00) 1204 1612
5 Koob (2008) A role for brain stress systems in addiction/10.1016/j.neuron. 2008.06.012 Evaluated reward and addiction pathways associated with alcohol exposure 692 (46.13) 754 1136
6 Horrocks and Yeo (1999) Health benefits of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)/10.1006/phrs. 1999.0495 Evaluated the neurodevelopmental impairment associated with alcohol exposure 685 (28.54) 771 1389
7 Boden and Fergusson (2011) Alcohol and depression/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03351.x Evaluated depression associated with exposure to ethanol 650 (54.17) 682 1164
8 Hoyme et al. (2005) A practical clinical approach to diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Clarification of the 1996 Institute of Medicine Criteria/10.1542/peds. 2004-0259 Evaluated clinical approach in diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders 642 (35.67) 731 1133
9 Fiala et al. (2002) Dendritic spine pathology: Cause or consequence of neurological disorders?/10.1016/S0165-0173 (02)00158-3 Evaluated neurological disorders and cognitive deficits associated with exposure to alcohol 615 (29.29) 660 970
10 Chudley et al. (2005) Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Canadian guidelines for diagnosis/10.1503/cmaj.1040302 Evaluated fetal alcohol syndrome associated with alcohol exposure 608 (33.78) 688 1198
11 Clarren et al. (1997) Incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome and prevalence of alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder/10.1002/(SICI)1096-9926 (199711)56:5 < 317:AID-TERA5>3.0.CO;2-U Evaluated fetal alcohol syndrome associated with alcohol exposure 574 (22.08) 670 1126
12 Polich and Criado (2006) Neuropsychology and neuropharmacology of P3a and P3b/10.1016/j.ijpsycho. 2005.12.012 Evaluated the effect of alcohol on brain potential related to events 524 (30.82) 555 841
13 Nordmann et al. (1992) Implication of free-radical mechanisms in ethanol-induced cellular injury/10.1016/0891-5849 (92)90030-K Evaluated oxidative damage associated with alcohol exposure 520 (16.77) 556 813
14 Liou et al. (1997) Environmental risk factors and Parkinson’s disease: A case-control study in Taiwan/10.1212/WNL.48.6.1583 Evaluated the risk of Parkinson’s disease associated with exposure to alcohol 504 (19.38) 568 838
15 Courtney and Polich (2009) Binge drinking in young adults: data, definitions, and determinants/10.1037/a0014414 Evaluated the epidemiology, definitions and determinants of excessive alcohol consumption in young adults 476 (34.00) 495 872
16 McBride and Li (1998) Animal models of alcoholism: Neurobiology of high alcohol-drinking behavior in rodents/10.1615/critrevneurobiol.v12.i4.40 Evaluated neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms associated with the abusive use of ethanol 476 (19.04) 502 674
17 Eckardt et al. (1998) Effects of moderate alcohol consumption on the central nervous system/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03695.x Evaluated the effects of alcohol consumption on the central nervous system 472 (18.88) 510 818
18 McKinney et al. (2007) Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: Incidence of atypical regions of involvement and imaging findings/10.2214/AJR.07.2024 Evaluated clinical manifestations and regions involved in reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome associated with alcohol consumption 455 (28.44) 514 802
19 Pich et al. (1995) Increase of extracellular corticotropin-releasing factor-like immunoreactivity levels in the amygdala of awake rats during restraint stress and ethanol withdrawal as measured by microdialysis/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.15-08-05439.1995 Evaluated the corticotropin-releasing factor in the anxiogenic effects stimulated by ethanol abstinence 451 (16.11) 504 623
20 Crews and Boettiger (2009) Impulsivity, frontal lobes and risk for addiction/10.1016/j.pbb. 2009.04.018 Evaluated cortical changes associated with alcohol consumption 446 (31.86) 475 830
21 May and Gossage (2001) Estimating the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome—A summary/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11810953/ Evaluated the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in the United States 442 (20.09) 493 888
22 Bonthius and West (1990) Alcohol-induced neuronal loss in developing rats—increased brain-damage with binge exposure/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1990.tb00455.x Evaluated the lowest daily dose of alcohol capable of inducing neuronal loss, as well as the regions most sensitive to damage 434 (13.15) 460 630
23 Mehta et al. (2013) Excitotoxicity: Bridge to various triggers in neurodegenerative disorders/10.1016/j.ejphar. 2012.10.032 Reviewed the role of calcium, mitochondrial dysfunction, reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, chloride homeostasis, and eicosanoid pathways in the stimulation and maintenance of neuronal excitation 427 (42.70) 452 663
24 Riley et al. (2011) Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: An Overview/10.1007/s11065-011-9166-x Evaluated changes in brain development associated with fetal alcohol syndrome 422 (35.17) 456 760
25 De Bellis et al. (2000) Hippocampal volume in adolescent-onset alcohol use disorders/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.5.737 Evaluated the volume of the hippocampus of adolescents and adults with disorders due to alcohol use with those of healthy individuals 409 (17.78) 473 837
26 Fadda and Rossetti (1998) Chronic ethanol consumption: From neuroadaptation to neurodegeneration/10.1016/S0301-0082 (98)00032-X Evaluated neurobiological changes induced by alcohol as well as the neuropathological consequences of abuse for cognitive functions and aerial structures 407 (16.28) 456 699
27 Kril et al. (1997) The cerebral cortex is damaged in chronic alcoholics/10.1016/S0306-4522 (97)00083-3 Evaluated neurodegeneration of the cerebral cortex of alcoholics 387 (14.88) 413 617
28 Crews and Nixon (2009) Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration and Regeneration in Alcoholism/10.1093/alcalc/agn079 Evaluated neuronal death and loss of neurogenesis induced by alcohol, as well as the effects induced by abstinence 386 (27.57) 411 611
29 Grobin et al. (1998) The role of GABA(A) receptors in the acute and chronic effects of ethanol/10.1007/s002130050685 Evaluated the interactions of alcohol with GABAA receptors and their association with the acute actions, tolerance, dependence and self-administration of ethanol 383 (15.32) 412 593
30 Crews et al. (2000) Binge ethanol consumption causes differential brain damage in young adolescent rats compared with adult rats/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2000.tb01973.x Evaluated the effects and brain damage induced by excessive alcohol consumption 382 (16.61) 411 629
31 Deitrich et al. (1989) Mechanism of action of ethanol-initial central-nervous-system actions/https://pharmrev.aspetjournals.org/content/41/4/489 Evaluated the mechanisms of action of alcohol in the central nervous system 381 (11.21) 402 584
32 Moselhy et al. (2001) Frontal lobe changes in alcoholism: A review of the literature/10.1093/alcalc/36.5.357 Evaluated the neurophysiological, morphological and neuropsychological effects of alcohol on the central nervous system 378 (17.18) 425 734
33 Alfonso-Loeches et al. (2010) Pivotal Role of TLR4 Receptors in Alcohol-Induced Neuroinflammation and Brain Damage/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0976-10.2010 Evaluated Toll-like receptors in ethanol-induced glial activation, as well as brain damage resulting from this activation 370 (28.46) 417 552
34 Heinz et al. (2000) A relationship between serotonin transporter genotype and in vivo protein expression and alcohol neurotoxicity/10.1016/S0006-3223 (99)00171-7 Evaluated the genetic variation of the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) and its association with susceptibility to the neurotoxic effects of chronic excessive alcohol consumption 366 (15.91) 410 539
35 May et al. (2018) Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in 4 US communities/10.1001/jama. 2017.21896 Evaluated the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders in the US. 353 (70.60) 378 553
36 He and Crews (2008) Increased MCP-1 and microglia in various regions of the human alcoholic brain/10.1016/j.expneurol. 2007.11.017 Evaluated microglial activation by pro-inflammatory cytokines and their association with damage induced by alcohol abuse 352 (23.47) 380 483
37 Qin et al. (2008) Increased systemic and brain cytokine production and neuroinflammation by endotoxin following ethanol treatment/10.1186/1742-2094-5-10 Evaluated gene expression and protein synthesis of cytokines, oxidative enzymes, microglial activation and inhibition of neurogenesis induced by lipopolysaccharide and whether alcohol abuse potentiates its effects 347 (23.13) 397 532
38 Nixon and Crews (2002) Binge ethanol exposure decreases neurogenesis in adult rat hippocampus/10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.01214.x Evaluated the effect of alcohol exposure on proliferation and survival of neural progenitor cells 345 (16.43) 380 541
39 Sullivan et al. (2000) Pattern of motor and cognitive deficits in detoxified alcoholic men/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2000.tb02032.x Evaluated executive functions, visuospatial skills, gait, and balance of individuals detoxified by alcohol for a month with healthy individuals 332 (14.43) 361 546
40 Squeglia et al. (2009) The influence of substance use on adolescent brain development/10.1177/155005940904000110 Evaluated studies on neurocognition, brain structure and function in adolescents exposed to alcohol and marijuana 321 (22.93) 338 669
41 Weiss et al. (2006) Compulsive drug-seeking behavior and relapse—Neuroadaptation, stress, and conditioning factors/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb03556.x Evaluated the neuroadaptive changes that oppose the acute reinforcement actions of drugs of abuse, as well as the onset of anxiety, dysphoria, and depression during abstinence 320 (14.55) 352 525
42 Casey et al. (2011) Braking and accelerating of the adolescent brain/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00712.x Evaluated the mechanisms involved in increased sensitivity, motivational cues, and cognitive control in adolescence and their association with alcohol and drug abuse 310 (25.83) 349 692
43 Sullivan and Pfefferbaum (2005) Neurocircuitry in alcoholism: A substrate of disruption and repair/10.1007/s00213-005-2267-6 Evaluated by neuroimaging the alterations in the structure, physiology, and function of the neural systems induced by excessive alcohol consumption 310 (17.22) 345 528
44 Crews et al. (2006) Cytokines and alcohol/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00084.x Evaluated cytokine production in response to alcohol abuse 307 (18.06) 330 470
45 Lewohl et al. (2000) Gene expression in human alcoholism: Microarray analysis of frontal cortex/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2000.tb01993.x Evaluated changes in brain gene expression responsible for tolerance, dependence, and neurotoxicity induced by alcohol abuse 305 (13.26) 329 430
46 Kumar et al. (2009) The role of GABA(A) receptors in the acute and chronic effects of ethanol: A decade of progress/10.1007/s00213-009-1562-z Evaluated mechanisms of action of ethanol in the nervous system mediated by the GABAA receptor 303 (21.64) 335 492
47 Tsai et al. (1995) The glutamatergic basis of human alcoholism/10.1176/ajp.152.3.332 Evaluated the effects of alcohol on glutamatergic transmission and its possible association with alcohol-related problems 295 (10.54) 324 533
48 Hoyme et al. (2016) Updated clinical guidelines for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders/10.1542/peds. 2015-4256 Guidelines for the management of children with potential fetal alcohol spectrum disorders 291 (41.57) 359 560
49 Chanraud et al. (2007) Brain morphometry and cognitive performance in detoxified alcohol-dependents with preserved psychosocial functioning/10.1038/sj.npp.1301219 Evaluated the extent of brain structure damage and cognitive deficits in alcohol-dependent men 289 (18.06) 317 489
50 Grace (2000) The tonic/phasic model of dopamine system regulation and its implications for understanding alcohol and psychostimulant craving/10.1080/09652140050111690 Evaluated the tonic versus phasic relationship in the dopaminergic system and its association with dependence, abstinence, and continued desire for drug use 288 (12.52) 319 512
51 Diamond and Gordon (1997) Cellular and molecular neuroscience of alcoholism/10.1152/physrev. 1997.77.1.1 Evaluated changes in the transduction of signals activated by neurotransmitter hormones that lead to changes in cell function and gene expression in alcoholism 287 (11.04) 316 458
52 Astley and Clarren (2000) Diagnosing the full spectrum of fetal alcohol-exposed individuals: Introducing the 4-Digit Diagnostic Code/10.1093/alcalc/35.4.400 Evaluated a new diagnostic method for fetal alcohol spectrum syndrome and compared it with the gestalt method 285 (12.39) 347 617
53 Harding et al. (2000) Degeneration of anterior thalamic nuclei differentiates alcoholics with amnesia/10.1093/brain/123.1.141 Evaluated degeneration of amnesic and non-amnesic alcoholic anterior thalamic nuclei 281 (12.22) 322 462
54 Windle et al. (2008) Transitions into underage and problem drinking: Developmental processes and mechanisms between 10 and 15 years of age/10.1542/peds. 2007-2243C Evaluated the impairments in neurodevelopment resulting from exposure to alcohol in the age group of 10–15 years 279 (18.60) 291 459
55 LeMarquand et al. (1994) Serotonin and alcohol intake, abuse, and dependence—clinical-evidence/10.1016/0006-3223 (94)90630-0 Evaluated the effects and alterations triggered by alcohol consumption in the serotonergic system, in normal and dependent patients 279 (9.62) 208 422
56 Berman and Hannigan (2000) Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the hippocampus: Spatial behavior, electrophysiology, and neuroanatomy/10.1002/(SICI)1098-1063 (2000)10:1 < 94:AID-HIPO11 > 3.0.CO;2-T Evaluated the teratogenic effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the hippocampus 274 (11.91) 291 416
57 Bava and Tapert (2010) Adolescent brain development and the risk for alcohol and other drug problems/10.1007/s11065-010-9146-6 Evaluated neurodevelopment in adolescence and the changes and mechanisms involved as a result of alcohol consumption 272 (20.92) 300 605
58 Zeigler et al. (2005) The neurocognitive effects of alcohol on adolescents and college students/10.1016/j.ypmed. 2004.04.044 Evaluated neurodevelopment in adolescence and the changes and mechanisms involved as a result of alcohol consumption 272 (15.11) 299 652
59 Harper (1998) The neuropathology of alcohol-specific brain damage, or does alcohol damage the brain?/10.1097/00005072-199802000-00001 Evaluated neuropathological changes related to excessive and prolonged alcohol use 272 (10.88) 325 474
60 Roberto et al. (2003) Ethanol increases GABAergic transmission at both pre- and postsynaptic sites in rat central amygdala neurons/10.1073/pnas.0437926100 Evaluated the ethanol–GABA interaction in the central nucleus of the amygdala and its relationship with the potentiating effects of ethanol 270 (13.50) 286 400
61 Caine et al. (1997) Operational criteria for the classification of chronic alcoholics: Identification of Wernicke’s encephalopathy/10.1136/jnnp.62.1.51 Evaluated operational criteria for the diagnosis of Wernicke’s encephalopathy 270 (10.38) 307 504
62 Roberts et al. (1996) Intra-amygdala muscimol decreases operant ethanol self-administration in dependent rats/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01125.x Evaluated a model for evaluating reinforcement-related mechanisms and neurotransmitter pathways involved in alcohol reward 268 (9.93) 288 335
63 Pascual et al. (2007) Intermittent ethanol exposure induces inflammatory brain damage and causes long-term behavioural alterations in adolescent rats/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05298.x Evaluated the inflammatory pathways involved in alcohol-induced brain damage 265 (16.56) 292 414
64 VanDoren et al. (2000) Neuroactive steroid 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one modulates electrophysiological and behavioral actions of ethanol/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.20-05-01982.2000 Evaluated the association between increased levels of the neurosteroid allopregnanolone and the hypnotic effect of alcohol 261 (11.35) 292 333
65 De Bellis (2002) Developmental traumatology: A contributory mechanism for alcohol and substance use disorders/10.1016/S0306-4530 (01)00042-7 Evaluated the association between childhood trauma and increased risk of problems with alcohol and other drug use 260 (12.38) 298 516
66 Goodlett et al. (2005) Alcohol teratogenesis: Mechanisms of damage and strategies for intervention/10.1177/15353702-0323006-07 Evaluated the mechanisms involved in the development of the neuroteratogenic effects of alcohol 259 (14.39) 293 466
67 Romero et al. (1998) Lipid peroxidation products and antioxidants in human disease/10.2307/3433990 Evaluated the association between increased lipid peroxidation products and their influence on antioxidant levels 256 (10.24) 315 547
68 Fernandez-Lizarbe et al. (2009) Critical role of TLR4 response in the activation of microglia induced by ethanol/10.4049/jimmunol.0803590 Evaluated TLR4 receptors in microglial activation induced by alcohol consumption 254 (18.14) 282 363
69 Roberts et al. (2000) mu-opioid receptor knockout mice do not self-administer alcohol/https://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/293/3/1002 Evaluated the effect of μ-opioid receptors on the alcohol reinforcement system and its possible therapeutic target 252 (10.96) 271 373
70 Charness et al. (1989) Ethanol and the nervous-system/10.1056/NEJM198908173210706 Evaluated the effects of alcohol on the nervous system and its association with consumption patterns 251 (7.38) 279 462
71 de Fonseca et al. (2005) The endocannabinoid system: Physiology and pharmacology/10.1093/alcalc/agh110 Evaluated the application of cannabinoid receptor antagonists as a therapeutic alternative to alcohol addiction 248 (13.78) 287 503
72 Crews et al. (1996) Effects of ethanol on ion channels/10.1016/s0074-7742 (08)60670-4 Evaluated the role of ion channels in the mechanisms of alcohol toxicity 248 (9.19) 261 344
73 Hommer et al. (2001) Evidence for a gender-related effect of alcoholism on brain volumes/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.2.198 Evaluated sensitivity to alcohol-induced neurotoxicity between genders 245 (11.14) 283 418
74 Thompson et al. (2009) Prenatal exposure to drugs: Effects on brain development and implications for policy and education/10.1038/nrn2598 Evaluated neurodevelopmental changes triggered by prenatal alcohol exposure 243 (17.36) 264 400
75 Townshend and Duka (2005) Binge drinking, cognitive performance and mood in a population of young social drinkers/10.1097/01.ALC.0000156453.05028.F5 Evaluated the cognitive performance of compulsive drinkers and compared them to non-compulsive drinkers 243 (13.50) 256 414
76 Porjesz et al. (2005) The utility of neurophysiological markers in the study of alcoholism/10.1016/j.clinph. 2004.12.016 Evaluated the association between changes in electroneurophysiological markers and predisposition to develop alcohol-related problems 242 (13.44) 264 338
77 Olney et al. (2002) Ethanol-induced apoptotic neurodegeneration in the developing C57BL/6 mouse brain/10.1016/S0165-3806 (02)00279-1 Evaluated ethanol-induced apoptotic neurodegeneration in mice during synaptogenesis 240 (11.43) 258 324
78 Medina et al. (2008) Prefrontal cortex volumes in adolescents with alcohol use disorders: Unique gender effects/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00602.x Evaluated the association between alcohol abuse in adolescence and reduced volume of the prefrontal cortex 237 (15.80) 260 387
79 Riley et al. (1995) Abnormalities of the corpus-callosum in children prenatally exposed to alcohol/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1995.tb01600.x Evaluated the corpus callosum of children exposed to high doses of alcohol in the prenatal period 237 (8.46) 279 418
80 Guerri et al. (2009) Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders and alterations in brain and behaviour/10.1093/alcalc/agn105 Evaluated the effects of ethanol on the nervous system and its association with cognitive, behavioral and psychopathological deficits 236 (16.86) 261 419
81 Harper (2009) The neuropathology of alcohol-related brain damage//10.1093/alcalc/agn102 Evaluated the human brain image bank to assess changes induced by alcohol abuse 236 (16.86) 272 459
82 Harper and Matsumoto (2005) Ethanol and brain damage/10.1016/j.coph. 2004.06.011 Evaluated the mechanisms underlying brain damage induced by alcohol exposure 236 (13.11) 278 470
83 Brower (2003) Insomnia, alcoholism and relapse/10.1016/S1087-0792 (03)90005-0 Assessed insomnia in alcohol abstinence and its association with relapse 236 (11.80) 273 389
84 Sayette (1993) An appraisal-disruption model of alcohols effects on stress responses in social drinkers/10.1037/0033-2909.114.3.459 Evaluated the effects of alcohol on stress responses among social drinkers 235 (7.83) 251 455
85 Popova et al. (2016) Comorbidity of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis/10.1016/S0140-6736 (15)01345-8 Evaluated the comorbidities associated with fetal alcohol aspect disorder 234 (33.43) 260 465
86 Wozniak et al. (2004) Apoptotic neuro degeneration induced by ethanol in neonatal mice is associated with profound learning/memory deficits in juveniles followed by progressive functional recovery in adults/10.1016/j.nbd. 2004.08.006 Evaluated neuronal apoptotic death of hippocampal circuit structures and its association with reduced spatial memory capacity 232 (12.21) 247 320
87 Mumenthaler et al. (1999) Gender differences in moderate drinking effects/https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih.ez3.periodicos.capes.gov.br/pmc/articles/PMC6761697/ Evaluated the difference in the effects of alcohol between genders 231 (9.63) 257 450
88 Harris et al. (1995) Mutant mice lacking the gamma-isoform of protein-kinase-c show decreased behavioral actions of ethanol and altered function of gamma-aminobutyrate type-a receptors/10.1073/pnas.92.9.3658 Evaluated calcium/phospholipid-dependent protein kinase and its role in the sensitivity of type A gamma-aminobutyrate receptors to ethanol 225 (8.04) 226 314
89 Martin et al. (2003) The role of thiamine deficiency in alcoholic brain disease/https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih.ez3.periodicos.capes.gov.br/pmc/articles/PMC6668887/ Evaluated the nutritional deficiency of thiamine resulting from chronic alcohol consumption and its association with alcohol-induced brain damage 223 (11.15) 262 469
90 Guerri and Pascual (2010) Mechanisms involved in the neurotoxic, cognitive, and neurobehavioral effects of alcohol consumption during adolescence/10.1016/j.alcohol. 2009.10.003 Evaluated the mechanism of neurotoxic, cognitive, and neurobehavioral effects induced by alcohol consumption during adolescence 222 (17.08) 241 430
91 Haorah et al. (2008) Mechanism of alcohol-induced oxidative stress and neuronal injury/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed. 2008.08.030 Evaluated neurocognitive deficits, neuronal injury, and neurodegeneration associated with the progression of neuroinflammation triggered by oxidative damage to mitochondria and cellular proteins 222 (14.80) 257 338
92 Bookstein et al. (2002) Corpus callosum shape and neuropsychological deficits in adult males with heavy fetal alcohol exposure/10.1006/nimg. 2001.0977 Evaluated neuropsychological deficits associated with changes in the shape of the corpus callosum resulting from fetal alcohol exposure 219 (10.43) 248 362
93 Begleiter and Porjesz (1999) What is inherited in the predisposition toward alcoholism? A proposed model/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04269.x Evaluated the association between predisposition to alcoholism and hereditary hyperexcitability of the nervous system 215 (8.96) 228 325
94 Livy et al. (2003) Fetal alcohol exposure and temporal vulnerability: Effects of binge-like alcohol exposure on the developing rat hippocampus/10.1016/S0892-0362 (03)00030-8 Evaluated fetal alcohol exposure and changes in the hippocampus, as well as changes in the learning and memory process 214 (10.70) 226 312
95 Costa et al. (2004) Developmental neuropathology of environmental agents/10.1146/annurev.pharmtox.44.101802.121424 Evaluated morphological changes associated with alcohol consumption 213 (11.21) 256 359
96 Olney et al. (2006) Drug-induced apoptotic neurodegeneration in the developing brain/10.1111/j.1750-3639.2002.tb00467.x Evaluated the mechanisms of induction of alcohol-induced apoptotic neurodegeneration 213 (10.24) 244 343
97 Nagel et al. (2005) Reduced hippocampal volume among adolescents with alcohol use disorders without psychiatric comorbidity/10.1016/j.pscychresns. 2005.05.008 Evaluated the reduction of hippocampal volume in adolescents with alcohol use disorders 211 (11.72) 240 364
98 Maier and West (2001) Drinking patterns and alcohol-related birth defects/www-ncbi-nlm-nih.ez3.periodicos.capes.gov.br/pmc/articles/PMC6707176/pdf/arcr-25-3-168.pdf Evaluated fetal alcohol exposure during and its association with cognitive and behavioral deficits 211 (9.59) 249 440
99 Rangaswamy et al. (2002) Beta power in the EEG of alcoholics/10.1016/S0006-3223 (02)01362-8 Evaluated the beta potency in the electroencephalogram at rest to assess excitation-inhibition imbalance in the central nervous system of alcoholics 209 (9.95) 246 395
100 Herrera et al. (2003) Selective impairment of hippocampal neurogenesis by chronic alcoholism: Protective effects of an antioxidant/10.1073/pnas.1230907100 Evaluated neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus and the impairment associated with oxidative damage induced by alcohol consumption 204 (10.20) 219 321
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R = rank.

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WoS-CC, web of science core collection.

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Citation density = Mean based on the ratio of the number of citations and the period since the year of publication up to December 2022.