ACE	Angiotensin converting enzyme
AChEi	Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
ACT	Alpha-1 antichymotrypsin
AD	Alzheimer’s disease
ADAS-Cog	AD Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale
ADDTC	Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Centers
APOE	Apolipoprotein E
ARIEN	Association Internationale pour la Recherché et l’Enseignement en Neurosciences
Aβ	Amyloid beta
BBB	Blood-brain barrier
BDNF	Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
CAST	Chinese Acute Stroke Trial
CCPL	Choline-containing phospholipids
CHANCE	Clopidogrel in High-Risk Patients with Acute Nondisabling Cerebrovascular Events
CNS	Central nervous system
CRP	C-reactive protein
CSN	Canadian Stroke Network
CT	Computed tomography
DAMPs	Danger associated molecular patterns
DAPT	Dual antiplatelet therapy
DBP	Diastolic blood pressure
DEDEMAS	Determinants of Dementia After Stroke
DSM-5	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition
GCLM	Glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IST	International Stroke Trial
MAO-i	Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
mCRP	Monomeric C-reactive protein
MMP-9	Matrixmetalloproteinase-9
MMSE	Mini-Mental State Examination
MoCA	Montreal Cognitive Assessment
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
mRS	Modified Rankin Scale
NIHSS	National Institutes of Health stroke score
NINDS	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
NMDA	N-methyl-d-aspartate
NMDA-r	N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
NOS3	Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
POINT	Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke
PRoFESS	Prevention Regimen for Effectively Avoiding Second Strokes
PROGRESS	Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke Study
PSD	Post-stroke dementia
RCT	Randomized clinical trial
SBP	Systolic blood pressure
SPARCL	Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels
SPRINT-MIND	Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial Mind
THALES	Acute Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Treated With Ticagrelor and ASA for Pre-vention of Stroke and Death
TIA	Transient ischemic attack
VaD	Vascular dementia
VASCOG	International Society for Vascular Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders
VCD	vascular cognitive disorders
VCI	Vascular cognitive impairment
VICCCS	Vascular Impairment of Cognition Classification Consensus Study