| ACh | Acetylcholine |
| AChE | Acetylcholinesterase |
| ALA | Alpha-lipoic acid |
| ARBD | Alcohol-related brain damage |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CAT | Catalase |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DHLA | Dihydrolipoic acid |
| E-A | Ethanol–ALA group |
| EGs | Ethanol-drinking groups |
| E-M | Ethanol–Memantine group |
| E-R | Ethanol–Rivastigmine group |
| E-S | Ethanol–Saline group |
| GSH | Total glutathione |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and Eosin |
| IL | Initial latency |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| LPO | Lipid peroxidation |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| NOX | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase |
| pCREB | cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein |
| PLA2 | Phospholipase A2 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| STL | Step-through latency |
| TLR2 | Toll-like receptor 2 |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| W-A | Water–ALA group |
| WGs | Water-drinking groups |
| W-M | Water–Memantine group |
| W-R | Water–Rivastigmine group |