| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Aβ | Beta-amyloid |
| HPA | Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis |
| ADLs | Activities of daily living |
| ADNI | Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative |
| BPSD | Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia |
| NPI | Neuropsychiatric Inventory |
| IASP | International Association for the Study of Pain |
| APS | Abbey Pain Scale |
| CMAI | Cohen–Mansfield Agitation Inventory |
| CIND | Cognitive impairment, no dementia |
| MOS SF-36 | Medical Outcomes Survey SF-36-Item |
| MOBID-2 | Mobilization–Observation–Behavior–Intensity–Dementia-2 |
| ICC | Test–retest reliability |
| SPTP | Responsiveness to stepwise pain treatment protocol |
| DCM | Dementia Care Mapping |
| NOR | Novel Object Recognition Test |
| SNI | Sciatic nerve injury |
| EPM | Elevated plus maze |
| ANH | Adult hippocampal neurogenesis |
| CXCR2 | C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 2 |
| OFT | Open-field test |
| SPT | Sucrose preference test |
| FST | Forced swim test |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| ECS | Endocannabinoid system |
| AEA | Anandamide |
| 2-AG | 2-Arachidonoylglycerol |
| FAAH | Fatty acid amide hydrolase |
| CRH | Corticotropin-releasing hormone |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| AA | Arachidonic acid |
| NDMA receptors | N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptors |
| NLRP3 | NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 |
| cGAS | Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase |
| STING | Stimulator of interferon genes |
| TLR9 | Toll-like receptor 9 |
| IFN | Interferon |
| TMS | Transcranial magnetic stimulation |
| tDCS | Transcranial direct current stimulation |