| CCI | Controlled cortical impact |
| FTIR | Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| GCS | Glasgow coma scale |
| GFAP | Glial fibrillary acidic protein |
| ICP | Intracranial pressure |
| mTBI | Mild TBI |
| NAA | n-Acetyle aspartate |
| NSE | Neuron-specific enolase |
| RS | Raman spectroscopy |
| SCAT5 | Sports concussion assessment tool 5 |
| SERS | Surface-enhanced Raman scattering |
| SKiNET | Self-optimising Kohonen index network |
| sTBI | Severe traumatic brain injury |
| TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
| UCHL1 | Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 |