Forexample, within 5 minutesof a goodblowtothehead, axonsarecompressedandcalciumrushesintoyourneurons, whichcansignal a numberofdifferentpathwaysandenzymestobegincelldeath.
Andover a longerperiod, chronicalcoholconsumptioncanactivateimmunecellsinthebraintoproduceproinflammatorychemicalsandfreeradicalsthatcanleadtocelldeath.
Alcoholicscanalsodevelop a B-vitaminthiaminedeficiencycalledWernicke-Korsakoffsyndromewhichcankilloffbraincellsandleadtomemoryproblems, amnesiaandlackofmusclecoordination.