| αSyn | α-synuclein |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DLB | dementia with Lewy bodies |
| FTLD | frontotemporal lobar degeneration |
| GCI | glial cytoplasmic inclusion |
| LBD | Lewy body disease |
| LBs | Lewy bodies |
| LC | locus ceruleus |
| LOMSA | late-onset MSA |
| LPI | laryngeal-pharyngeal involvement |
| MSA | multiple system atrophy |
| MSA-C | cerebellar variant MSA |
| MSA-P | MSA with predominant parkinsonism |
| NCI | neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions |
| NFT | neurofibrillary tangle |
| OPCA | olivopontocerebellar atrophy |
| PDD | Parkinson disease with dementia |
| PSP | progressive supranuclear palsy |
| RBD | REM sleep behavior disorder |
| SN | substantia nigra |
| SND | striatonigral degeneration |
| UOMSA | usual onset MSA |
| YOMSA | young-onset MSA |