| 3R-tau | three-repeat tau |
| 4R-tau | four-repeat tau |
| ACTB | actin-beta |
| ACTG1 | actin-gamma 1 |
| AD | autosomal dominant |
| ALS18 | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 18 |
| AMPA | alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid |
| AR | autosomal recessive |
| Arp2/3 | actin-related protein 2/3 |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BRWS1 | Baraitser–Winter syndrome 1 |
| BRWS2 | Baraitser–Winter syndrome 2 |
| CDCBM5 | cortical dysplasia, complex, with other brain malformations 5 |
| CFEOM1 | congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles 1 |
| CFEOM3A | fibrosis of extraocular muscles, congenital, 3a, with or without extraocular involvement |
| CMT | Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease |
| CMT1 | Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 1 |
| CMT1F | Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, demyelinating, type 1F |
| CMT2 | Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 2 |
| CMT2E | Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, axonal, type 2E |
| CMT2O | Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, axonal, type 2O |
| CMTDIE | Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, dominant intermediate E |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DCTN1 | dynactin subunit 1 |
| DCX | doublecortin |
| DEE5 | developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 5 |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DST | dystonin |
| DYNC1H1 | dynein cytoplasmic 1 heavy chain 1 |
| EBS5B | epidermolysis bullosa simplex 5B with muscular dystrophy |
| FEOM3 | fibrosis of the extraocular muscles 3 locus |
| FLNA | filamin A |
| GAN | gigaxonin |
| GAN1 | giant axonal neuropathy 1, autosomal recessive |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| GTP | guanosine triphosphate |
| HLD6 | leukodystrophy, hypomyelinating, 6 |
| HSAN VI | hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type VI |
| INF2 | inverted formin 2 |
| kDa | kilodalton |
| KIF1A | kinesin family member 1A |
| KIF21A | kinesin family member 21A |
| LCAEOD | Leber congenital amaurosis with early-onset deafness |
| LIS1 | lissencephaly 1 |
| LIS3 | lissencephaly 3 |
| LISX1 | lissencephaly, X-linked, 1 |
| MAP | microtubule-associated protein |
| MAPT | microtubule-associated protein tau |
| MBP | myelin basic protein |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NCV | nerve conduction velocity |
| NEFL | neurofilament light chain |
| NESCAV | neurodegeneration and spasticity with or without cerebellar atrophy or cortical visual impairment |
| OMIM | online Mendelian inheritance in man |
| PAFAH1B1 | platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 1B regulatory subunit 1 |
| PFN1 | profilin 1 |
| PLEC1 | plectin 1 |
| PLP1 | proteolipid protein 1 |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PSNP1 | supranuclear palsy, progressive, 1 |
| PVNH1 | periventricular nodular heterotopia 1 |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| SBH | subcortical band heterotopia |
| SCA5 | spinocerebellar ataxia 5 |
| SPTAN1 | spectrin alpha, non-erythrocytic 1 |
| SPTBN2 | spectrin beta, non-erythrocytic 2 |
| TDP-43 | transactive response DNA-binding protein 43 kDa |
| TUBA1A | tubulin alpha 1A |
| TUBB2A | tubulin beta 2A |
| TUBB3 | tubulin beta 3 |
| TUBB4A | tubulin beta 4A |
| TUBB4B | tubulin beta 4B |
| XL | X-linked |
| XLD | X-linked dominant |