Alcohol can kill brain cells, but from overactivity of withdrawals. > Scientists postulate that this syndrome [Alcohol Withdrawal] represents the hyperactivity

Alcohol can kill brain cells, but from overactivity of withdrawals. > Scientists postulate that this syndrome [Alcohol Withdrawal] represents the hyperactivity of neural adaptive mechanisms no longer balanced by the inhibitory effects of alcohol > Increased NMDA receptor activity significantly increases the amount of calcium that enters nerve cells. Although calcium is essential for nerve cell function, an excess of this substance within neurons has been reported to produce cell toxicity or death https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh21-2/144.pdf https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh21-2/144.pdf