| AEA | anandamide |
| CSD | cortical spreading depression |
| CGRP | calcitonin gene-related peptide |
| CGIs | CpG islands |
| DNMTs | DNA methyl transferases |
| EM | episodic migraine |
| eCB | endogenous ligands |
| FAAH | fatty acid amide hydrolase |
| GR | glucocorticoid receptor |
| HAT | histone acetyltransferase |
| HDACs | histone deacetylases |
| IDHs | isocitrate dehydrogenase inhibitors |
| JNKs | c-Jun N-terminal kinases |
| MOH | medication overuse headache |
| MTHFR | methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase |
| MZ | monozygotic |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| RAMP1 | receptor activity-modifying protein 1 |
| TET | ten-eleven translocation |
| THC | Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol |
| TG | trigeminal ganglion |