| AQP4 | aquaporin 4 |
| AZA | azathioprine |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| ECP | eosinophil cationic protein |
| GFAP | glial fibrillary associated protein |
| HSCT | hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| IA | immunoadsorption |
| IgG | immunoglobulin G |
| IVIG | intravenous immunoglobulins |
| IVMP | intravenous pulse of methylprednisolone |
| LETM | longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis |
| MAG | myelin associated glycoprotein |
| MBPE | eosinophilic granule major basic protein |
| MMF | mycophenolate mofetil |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MOG | myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| NMOSD | neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders |
| OAPs | orthogonal arrays of particles |
| ON | optic neuritis |
| PLEX | plasmapharesis |
| RTX | rituximab |
| TPMT | thiopurine methyltransferase |