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. 2026 Feb 9;16(2):201. doi: 10.3390/brainsci16020201
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