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“Initiation of dexmedetomidine therapy was associated with significant improvements in Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol scores over corresponding 24-hour intervals (14.5 vs 8.5; p < 0.01).”
“The results showed that, during the 5-week experiment, dexmedetomidine significantly relieved the ethanol withdrawal syndrome, measured as the sum of the three most specific symptoms (rigidity, tremor, and irritability).”
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research • 1999 | View Paper
“The results showed that dexmedetomidine at doses 10 and 30 micrograms/kg significantly diminished the severity of the ethanol withdrawal reaction as measured by the sum score of the three most specific withdrawal signs (rigidity, tremor, and irritability).”