| aSAH | Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| CVS | Cerebral vasospasm |
| DCI | Delayed cerebral ischemia |
| BBB | Blood-brainbarrier |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| IL | Interleukin |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| NF-kB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| eCBs | Endocannabinoids |
| AEA | Anandamide |
| 2-AG | 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol |
| ECS | Endocannabinoid system |
| CBRs | Cannabinoid receptors |
| CB1R | Cannabinoid type 1 receptor |
| CB2R | Cannabinoid type 2 receptor |
| MMPs | Metalloproteinases |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group box 1 |
| TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
| EBI | Early brain injury |
| DAMP | Damage-associated molecular pattern |
| RAGE | Receptor for advanced glycation end products |
| JAK2 | Janus-Kinase 2 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| PGE-2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| IL-1Ra | IL-1 receptor antagonist |
| vWF | von Willebrand Factor |
| ADAMTS-13 | A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 |
| tPA | Tissue plasminogen activator+ |
| GP | Platelet glycoprotein |
| ICH | Intracerebral hemorrhage |
| ICP | Intracranial pressure |
| CPP | Cerebral perfusion pressure |
| CBF | Cerebral blood flow |
| MABP | Mean artery blood pressure |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| LPR | Lactate-to-pyruvate ratio |
| CMD | Cerebral microdialysis |
| CMRO2 | Cerebral metabolic rate for oxygen |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| ptiO2 | Tissue oxygenation |
| PDH | Pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| DCA | Dichloroacetate |
| ALCAR | Acetyl-L-carnitine |
| EGCG | Epigallocatechin-3-gallate |
| PaCO2 | Arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide |