| HIV-1 | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HAART | Highly active antiretroviral therapy |
| NRTI | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor |
| HIV-SN | HIV-related sensory neuropathy |
| ATN | Antiretroviral toxic neuropathy |
| 3TC | Lamivudine |
| ABC | Abacavir |
| AZT | Zidovudine |
| d4T | Stavudine |
| ddC | Zalcitabine |
| ddI | Didanosine |
| FTC | Emtricitabine |
| TDF | Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| PNS | Peripheral nervous system |
| SC | Schwann cells |
| SGC | Satellite glial cells |