| PSD | Post-stroke dementia |
| CCH | Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion |
| MCAO | Middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| BCCAo | Permanent occlusion of bilateral common carotid arteries |
| AQP4 | Aquaporin 4 |
| MB | MCAO + BCCAo |
| MS | MCAO + sham BCCAo |
| SB | Sham MCAO + BCCAo |
| SS | Sham MCAO + sham BCCAo |
| NOR | Novel object recognition test |
| NOL | Novel object location test |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| MBP | Myelin basic protein |
| MAP2 | Microtubule associated protein 2 |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| DC | Dorsal cortex |
| VC | Ventral cortex |
| CG | Cingulate gyrus |
| BF | Basal forebrain |
| ISF | Interstitial fluid |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| ROI | Region of interest |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| SI | Signal intensity |
| CN | Cell number |