| SCD | Subjective Cognitive Decline |
| MCI | Mild Cognitive Impairment |
| AD | Alzheimer’s Disease |
| VD | Vascular Dementia |
| PSCI | Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment |
| GBT | Guibi-tang |
| KGBT | Kami-guibi-tang |
| TEAM | Traditional East Asian Medicine |
| RCT | Randomized Controlled Trial |
| MMSE | Mini-Mental State Examination |
| CREB | cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein |
| ERK | Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| ASL-MRI | Arterial Spin Labeling Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| SPECT | Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography |
| CBF | Cerebral Blood Flow |
| MoCA | Montreal Cognitive Assessment |
| RBMT | Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test |
| TMT-B | Trail Making Test Part B |
| SNSB-D | Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery—Dementia |
| MAS | Memory Assessment Scales |
| GDS | Geriatric Depression Scale |
| NPI | Neuropsychiatric Inventory |
| MMT | Manual Muscle Testing |
| VFSS | Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study |
| ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
| K-MBI | Korean Modified Barthel Index |
| CDR | Clinical Dementia Rating |
| CDR-SB | Clinical Dementia Rating—Sum of Boxes |
| SVLT | Seoul Verbal Learning Test |
| RCFT | Rey–Osterrieth Complex Figure Test |
| K-IADL | Korean Instrumental Activities of Daily Living |
| SGDS | Short Geriatric Depression Scale |
| NPI-NH | Neuropsychiatric Inventory—Nursing Home version |
| DEI | Dementia Elderly Integration Scale |
| MMSE-J | Japanese Mini-Mental State Examination |
| RBANS-J | Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status—Japanese version |
| S-GDS | Short Geriatric Depression Scale |
| ChEI(s) | Cholinesterase Inhibitor(s) |
| ACh | Acetylcholine |
| Hcy | Homocysteine |
| NAA | N-acetylaspartate |
| Cr | Creatine |
| Cho | Choline |
| Glx | Glutamate + Glutamine |
| mI | Myo-inositol |
| GABA | Gamma-aminobutyric acid |
| MRS | Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy |
| 8-OHDG | 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine |
| ox-LDL | Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| SOD | Superoxide Dismutase |
| IL | Interleukin |
| CRP | C-Reactive Protein |
| FIB | Fibrinogen |
| CGA-NPI | Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment—Neuropsychiatric Inventory |