| HVI | Hand volume index |
| HMSI | Hand muscle strength index |
| NCV | Nerve conduction velocity |
| ENG | Electroneurography |
| MNCS_APA | Motor Nerve Conduction Study—Action Potential Amplitude |
| MNCS_APAA | Motor Nerve Conduction Study—Action Potential Amplitude Assessment |
| SUM | Medical University of Silesia |
| kDa | kilo Daltons |
| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotropic factor |
| CNTF | Ciliary neurotrophic factor |
| IGF-I | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IGF-II | Insulin-like growth factor 2 |
| S-100 | Family of multigenic group of nonubiquitous cytoplasmic homologous intracellular Ca2+ binding proteins with EF hand motifs and significant structural similarities at both protein and genomic levels |
| PLP | Proteolipid proteins |