| 5-SENSE | 5-SENSE score calculator |
| AAN | American Academy of Neurology |
| ALT | Alanine aminotransferase |
| ANT | Anterior nucleus of the thalamus |
| ASMs | Antiseizure medications |
| BUN | Blood urea nitrogen |
| CC | Corpus callosotomy |
| cKD | Classic ketogenic diet |
| CMT | Centromedian nucleus of the thalamus |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CPS | Complex partial seizures |
| DBS | Deep brain stimulation |
| dDTF | Direct directed transfer function |
| DFD | Drug-free diet |
| DQ | Developmental quotient |
| DRE | Drug-resistant epilepsy |
| EEG | Electroencephalography |
| ESTEL | Electrical stimulation of thalamus for epilepsy of Lennox–Gastaut phenotype |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FIRES | Febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome |
| GGE | Genetic generalized epilepsy |
| GI | Glycemic index |
| GLUT-1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| GPFA | Generalized paroxysmal fast activity |
| GSSW | Generalized slow spike-and-wave |
| GTCS | Generalized tonic-clonic seizures |
| HIE | Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy |
| icEEG | Intracranial electroencephalography monitoring |
| IQ | Intelligence quotient |
| IQR | Interquartile range |
| KDT | Ketogenic dietary therapy |
| LCT | Long chain triglycerides |
| LGIT | Low glycemic index treatment |
| LGS | Lennox–Gastaut syndrome |
| LITT | Laser interstitial thermal therapy |
| MAD | Modified Atkins diet |
| MCT | Medium chain triglyceride (or medium chain triglyceride diet) |
| MEG | Magnetoencephalography |
| MQ | Memory quotient |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MSNPE | Myoclonic status in non-progressive encephalopathy |
| MST | Multiple subpial transection |
| MVAR | Multivariate autoregressive modeling |
| NHBI | Neonatal hypoglycemic brain injury |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| QOL | Quality of life |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| RDC | Rapid duty cycle |
| RNS | Responsive neurostimulation |
| SEEG | Stereoencephalography |
| SLACC | Stereotactic laser anterior corpus callosotomy |
| SLCC | Stereotactic laser corpus callosotomy |
| SLPCC | Stereotactic laser posterior corpus callosotomy |
| SPECT | Single-photon emission computed tomography |
| SQ | Social quotient |
| SRS | Stereotactic radiosurgery |
| tCO2 | Total carbon dioxide |
| taVNS | Transauricular vagus nerve stimulation |
| tcVNS | Transcervical vagus nerve stimulation |
| VNS | Vagus nerve stimulation |