| AED | Antiepileptic drug |
| AMPA | α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid |
| CA | Cornu Ammonis |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CNTNAP4 | Protein contactin-associated protein-like 4 |
| Cx | Connexin |
| GABA | γ-Aminobutyric acid |
| GAT | GABA transporter |
| KA | Kainic acid |
| LTP | Long term potentiation |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mGluR | Metabotropic glutamate receptor |
| miRNA | Micro RNA |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| mTLE | Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| SE | Status epilepticus |
| SRS | Spontaneous recurrent seizure |
| TLE | Temporal lobe epilepsy |