News Release - A New Understanding Of Why Seizures Occur With Alcohol WithdrawalCHICAGO – Epileptic seizures are the most dramatic and prominent aspect of the “alcohol withdrawal syndrome” that occurs when a person abruptly stops a long-term or chronic drinking habit. Researchers have shown that the flow of calcium ions into brain cells via voltage-gated calcium channels plays an important role in the generation of alcohol withdrawal seizures, because blocking this flow suppresses these seizures. . . . . . .
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