| ADHD | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| AMDP | Association for Methodology and Documentation in Psychiatry (in German: Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Methodik und Dokumentation in der Psychiatrie) |
| ANCOVA | One-way analysis of covariance |
| AQ | Albumin quotient |
| ASD | Autism spectrum disorder |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| CGI | Clinical Global Impression |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| EEG | Electroencephalography |
| F | Female |
| GABA | γ-amino butyric acid |
| GAD65 | Glutamate decarboxylase 65 |
| GAF | Global Assessment of Functioning |
| GWAS | Genome-wide association study |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| IIH | Idiopathic intracranial hypertension |
| IVIG | Intravenous immunoglobulins |
| M | Male |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| n | Number |
| OCB | Oligoclonal band |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| WBC | White blood count |
| y | Years |