| ACE2 | Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 |
| ADCC | Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity |
| ADEM | Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis |
| ADEM-ON | Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with optic neuritis |
| ADS | Acquired demyelinating syndromes |
| AHL/AHEM | Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ALL | Acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| BMT | Bone marrow transplantation |
| Cho | Choline |
| CLL | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| DENV | Dengue virus |
| EBV | Epstein–Barr virus |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HHV-6 | Human herpesvirus 6 |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HLA | Human leukocyte antigen |
| HSE | Herpes simplex encephalitis |
| HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-γ |
| IVIG | Intravenous immunoglobulin |
| MBP | Myelin basic protein |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| MOBP | Myelin-associated oligodendrocyte basic protein |
| MOG | Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein |
| MOGAD | Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MRS | Magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| MuV | Mumps virus |
| MV | Measles virus |
| NAA | N-acetylaspartate |
| NMO | Neuromyelitis optica |
| OCT | Optical coherence tomography |
| OSP | Oligodendrocyte-specific protein |
| p-Tau | Phosphorylated Tau |
| PE | Plasma exchange |
| PLED | Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharge |
| PLP | Proteolipid protein |
| PMNS | Post-malaria neurological syndrome |
| PBSCT | Peripheral blood stem cell transplant |
| SARS-CoV-2 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| TDLs | Tumefactive demyelinating lesions |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| TIMP-1 | Tissue metallopeptidase inhibitor-1 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular cell-adhesion molecule-1 |
| VZV | Varicella zoster virus |