| OS | oxidative stress |
| FRs | free radicals |
| cUS | cerebral ultrasound |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| IVH | intraventricular hemorrhage |
| PVHI | periventricular hemorrhagic infarction |
| PVL | periventricular leukomalacia |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| HIE | hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy |
| HI | hypoxic ischemia |
| cCMV | congenital cytomegalovirus |
| DPP4 | dipeptidylpeptidase 4 |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| NSE | neuron-specific enolase |
| SCAD | short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase |
| S-100B | acidic calcium-binding protein |
| SGA | small for gestational age |
| AGA | adequate for gestational age |
| IPs | F2-Isoprostanes |
| WMI | white matter injury |
| OLs | preoligodendrocytes |
| NRBC | nucleated red blood cells |
| NPBI | non-protein-bound protein |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| CCL18 | chemokine ligand 18 |
| 24S-HC | 24S-hydroxycholesterol |
| NGF | nerve growth factor |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| bFGF | basic fibroblast growth factor |
| CRH | corticotropin-releasing hormone |