| AUC | Area under the curve |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| CBF | Cerebral blood flow |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT CXCL8 |
Computed tomography C-X-C chemokine ligand family |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| INFγ | Interferon gamma |
| GCS | Glasgow coma scale |
| GDNF | Glial-derived neurotrophic factor |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acid protein |
| ICP | Intracranial pressure |
| IL | Interleukin |
| Jak1/Stat3 | Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MRI mTBI |
Magnetic resonance imaging Mild traumatic brain injury |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NGF | Nerve growth factor |
| NSE | Neuron specific enolase |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PTE | Post-traumatic epilepsy |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| S100B | S100 calcium binding protein B |
| sNCAM | Soluble neural cell adhesion molecule |
| SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism |
| SOCS | Suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| sTBI | Severe traumatic brain injury |
| TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| UCH-L1 | Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 |