Withdrawal from Alcohol Use Leads to Seizures, Which May Reflect

question 117

Multiple Choice

Withdrawal from alcohol use leads to seizures, which may reflect

• A) damage to cholinergic cells in the hippocampus.
• B) an upregulation of GABA transmission in brain.
• C) facilitation of activity at NMDA receptors.
• D) release of GABA within the cerebellum.
• E) more long-term potentiation within the cortex.

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