| RDs | Rare diseases |
| RND | Rare Neurological Disease |
| RNDs | Rare Neurological Diseases |
| ERN | European Reference Networks |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| MRI | Brain magnetic resonance imaging |
| NCS | Nerve conduction study |
| EMG | Electromyography |
| ECG | Electroencephalography |
| SPECT | Single-photon emission computed tomography |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| DAT-Scan | Dopamine transporter scan |
| TTR | Transthyretin |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| Abs | Antibodies |
| anti-NMDAR | Abs against N-methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor |
| anti-GAD | Abs against Glutamic acid decarboxylase |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| RT-QuIC | Real-time quaking-induced conversion |
| MELAS | Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes |
| hATTR | hereditary TTR-mediated amyloidosis |
| CNS | Central nervous system |