| BDNF | brain-derived neutrophic factor |
| BM | bone marrow |
| CB | cord blood |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| EEG | Electroencephalography |
| EPC | endothelial progenitor cells |
| EV | extracellular vesicles |
| GCSF | granulocyte colony stimulating factor |
| GMFM-88 | Gross Motor Function Measure |
| HIE | hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| hUCB | human umbilical cord blood |
| MDSC | monocyte-derived suppressor cells |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cell |
| OR | odds ratio |
| TNC | total nucleated cells |
| Treg | regulatory T cells |
| TrkB | tropomyosin receptor kinase B |
| UC | umbilical cord |
| UCB | umbilical cord blood |
| WJ | Wharton’s jelly |