| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| FiO2 | Fractional inspired oxygen |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| NfL | Neurofilament light chain |
| NOS | Newcastle–Ottawa scale |
| PaO2 | Partial pressure of oxygen |
| PRISMA | Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
| RE | Random effect |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SMD | Standardized mean differences |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| USA | United States of America |