| AAV | Adeno-associated viral backbone |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| BrdU | Bromodeoxyuridine |
| CC | Corpus callosum |
| CCA | Common carotid artery |
| cDNA | Complementary deoxyribonucleic acid |
| CD68 | Cluster of differentiation 68 |
| CPu | Caudoputamen |
| CT | Cycle threshold |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| DCX | Doublecortin |
| DWI | Diffusion-weighted imaging |
| eGFP | Enhanced green fluorescent protein |
| FA | Flip angle |
| FerrH | Ferritin heavy chain |
| FLASH-3D | Fast low-angle shot three-dimensional |
| FOV | Field of view |
| GRE | Gradient echo |
| IF | Fluorescent intensity |
| LSD | Least significant difference |
| LV | Lentivirus |
| MCA | Middle cerebral artery |
| MCAO | Middle-cerebral-artery occlusion |
| MIP | Maximum intensity projection |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MT | Magnetization transfer |
| MTC | Magnetization transfer contrast |
| NCBI | U.S. National Library of Medicine |
| NeuN | Neuronal nuclear antigen |
| NG2 | Neural/glial antigen 2 |
| NPCs | Neuronal precursors |
| NS | Neurological scores |
| OD | Optical density |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| pDCX | Doublecortin promoter |
| QPCR | Quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| rAAV | Recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors |
| ROI | Region of interest |
| RT-PCR | Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| SPF | Specific pathogen-free |
| SPIOs | Superparamagnetic iron oxide particles |
| SVZ | Subventricular zone |
| T2 TURBO RARE | T2-weighted turbo rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement |
| T2*-MGE | T2*-weighted multiple gradient echo |
| T2-MSME | T2-weighted multislice multiecho |
| TE | Echo time |
| TR | Repetition time |
| WPRE | Woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element |