| 5HT | serotonin |
| 5HT-R | serotonin receptor |
| ABGA | Anti-basal ganglia antibodies |
| ACh | acetylcholine |
| AChR | acetylcholine receptor |
| AChRγ | gamma subunit of the peripheral neuronal ACh receptor |
| ADHD | attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| AMPA-R | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor |
| ApoE | apolipoprotein E |
| ASD | Autism Spectrum disorder |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| BD | bipolar disorder |
| CASPR2 | contactin associated protein-2 |
| CBA | cell based assay |
| CHRM1 | muscarinic cholinergic receptor 1 |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| D | Disorder |
| DAT | dopamine transporter |
| DPPX | Dipeptidyl-Peptidase-Like Protein-6 |
| DRD2 | dopamine-2 receptor |
| dsDNA | double stranded DNA |
| FcRn | neonatal Fc receptors |
| FR | folate receptor |
| GABA | γ-aminobutyric acid |
| GABAA-R | A class of the GABA-R |
| GABAB-R | B class of the GABA-R |
| GABA-R | γ-aminobutyric acid receptor |
| GAD | glutamic acid decarboxylase |
| Glu | glutamate |
| Gly | glycine |
| GlyR | glycine receptor |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| HTR-1A | 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1A |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| LE | limbic encephalitis |
| LGI1 | leucine-rich glioma inactivated-1 |
| mAChR | muscarinic AChR |
| MDD | major depressive disorder |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| mGluR | metabotropic glutamate receptor |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| nAChR | nicotinic AChR |
| NMDA-R | N-Methyl-d-Asparte receptor |
| NMJ | neuromuscular junction |
| OCD | Obsessive-Compulsive disorder |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| RIA | radioimmunoassay |
| Rib-P | ribosome P protein |
| SERT | serotonin transporter |
| SC | Sydenham chorea |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematous |
| VGKC complex | voltage gated potassium channel complex |