Acamprosate to Reduce Symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal

Scans were performed on a 3T scanner using the echo-time-averaged PRESS sequence previously published to detect glutamate's resonance line at 2.35 ppm and average out the interferences from glutamine, NAA and the macromolecules.

For subjects randomized to active treatment, the first 3 acamprosate doses were 1332 mg every 8 hours in an attempt to more rapidly achieve active plasma concentrations, followed by 666 mg acamprosate every 8 hours for the remainder of the study.