[Reversibility of the changes in cortical neurons in experimental alcoholic intoxication].

The structure of neurons and dendrites in the sensorimotor cortex of rats was studied at varying times after completion of a 2-month alcoholic intoxication. The pathological process in the cortex was found to be under way at the early time after alcohol withdrawal. The signs of the recovery of the intracellular organization in neurons and dendrites were noticed 40 days after alcohol withdrawal. However, regardless of the fact that the structure of the most preserved neurons gets recovered 2 months after alcohol withdrawal, the structural organization of dendrites does not attain complete recovery.