| CGRP | calcitonin gene-related peptide |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CV | cerebral vasospasm |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| IR | immuno-reactive |
| qRT-PCR | Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| SIF | synthetic interstitial fluid |
| SAH | subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| TNC | trigeminal nucleus caudalis |