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Could glutamate dysfunction be a cause of paresthesia that sets in a day after consuming alcohol but then goes away after some time of abstinence?
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Alcohol is cause: Alcohol can cause paresthesias all by itself. Glutamine has nothing to do with it.
Answered 8/27/2014
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Alcohol affects brai: Alcohol does affects brain function at different levels, affecting cognitive function, nerves resulting neuropathy and pregnancy related alcoholism affecting the infants. If you consistently get this symptoms may be related to alcohol related neurotoxicity.Glutamate is involved in neurosignal transmission. Alcohol affects the gluatamate cycle.But there are multiple other causes for neuropathy,Have
Answered 8/27/2014
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