Withdrawal escalates myelin damage following chronic intermittent ethanol (CIE).
Concomitant axonal degeneration is associated with CIE-induced alterations in myelin.
CIE-induces degeneration of axons and myelin in spinal cord in addition to brain.
Calpain activation and dysregulation of calpain-calpastatin causes axon-myelin degeneration.
Calpain inhibition protects against CIE-induced axon-myelin degeneration.