| Alzheimer’s Disease | AD |
| Angpt | Angiopoeitin |
| ApoE | Apolipoprotein E |
| AQP4 | Aquaporin 4 |
| ASL | Arterial spin labeling |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| bFGF | Basic fibroblast growth factor |
| CBF | Cerebral blood flow |
| CCI | Controlled cortical impact |
| CSF | Cerebral spinal fluid |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DCE-CT | Dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography |
| DPI | Days post injury |
| DTI | Diffuse tensor imaging |
| EB | Evans blue |
| EC | Endothelial cells |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| eMVs | Extracellular microvesicles |
| ET-1 | Endothelin-1 |
| FA | Fractional anisotropy |
| FBG | Fibrinogen |
| FPI | Fluid percussion injury |
| GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acid protein |
| ICAM | Intracellular adhesion molecule |
| ICP | Intracranial pressure |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IL | Interleukin |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCP | Monocyte chemoattractant protein |
| Mfsd2a | Major facilitator superfamily domain containing 2a |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinases |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| Pdgfr | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| Plvap | Plasmalemma vesicle-associated protein |
| PTE | Post-traumatic epilepsy |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| Shh | Sonic Hedgehog |
| SWI | Susceptibility-weighted imaging |
| TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| TJ | Tight junction |
| UCH-L1 | Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| ZO | Zonula occludens |