| A+ | amyloidosis |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ANCOVA | analysis of covariance |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| Aβ | amyloid beta protein |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| COMT-I | catechol-o-methyltransferase inhibitors |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CTRL | control subjects |
| DA | dopamine agonists |
| DLB | dementia with Lewy bodies |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| H&Y | Hohen and Yahr scale |
| LB | Lewy bodies |
| L-dopa | levodopa |
| LEDD | levodopa Equivalent Daily Dose |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MAO-B-I | monoamine oxidase inhibitors |
| MCI | mild cognitive impairment |
| MMSE | mini-Mental State Examination |
| MoCA | Montreal Cognitive Assessment |
| N+ | neurodegeneration |
| NIA-AA | National Institute on Aging—Alzheimer’s Association |
| PD | Parkinson’s Disease |
| PDD | Parkinson’s Disease with dementia |
| PD-MCI | Parkinson’s Disease with mild cognitive impairment |
| PD-nMCI | cognitively unimpaired Parkinson’s Disease |
| PD-T | treated PD patients |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| p-tau | tau protein phosphorylated at threonine 181 |
| T+ | tauopathy |
| t-tau | total tau protein |