Which clinical effect arises from impaired synaptic glutamate reuptake?

💡 Explanation

Impaired glutamate reuptake causes excitotoxicity primarily because excessive glutamate lingers in the synaptic cleft, leading to overstimulation of postsynaptic receptors; therefore leading to neuronal damage rather than controlled plasticity under normal physiological glutamate buffering.

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