List of Abbreviations
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AMTS Abbreviated mental test score
AQP4 Aquaporin-4
BECTS Benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes
CADASIL Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy
CLIPPERS Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids
CMAP Compound motor action potential
CNS Central nervous system
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CT Computed tomography
DSA Digital subtraction angiography
DSM-V Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
DWI Diffusion-weighted imaging
EMG Electromyography
ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
FLAIR Fluid attenuated inversion recovery
FDG- PET Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography
FTDP-17 Frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17
GP General practitioner
GTCS Generalised tonic-clonic seizure
HTLV-1 Human T-lymphotropic virus 1
ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition
IV Intravenous
MCA Middle cerebral artery
MGUS Monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance
MOCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment
MOG Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
MRA Magnetic resonance angiogram
NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
NMDAR N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
PAS Periodic acid-Schiff
PCR Polymerase chain reaction
RCC Red cell count
REM Rapid eye movement
SCA Spinocerebellar ataxia
SMART Stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy
SNAP Sensory nerve action potential
SOREMP Sleep-onset REM period
SPECT Single photon emission computed tomography
SSRI Serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitor
STIR Short tau inversion recovery (also short T1 inversion recovery)
SUNCT Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing
SUNA Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with cranial autonomic features
SWI Susceptibility-weighted imaging
SWAN Susceptibility-weighted angiography
UPDRS United Parkinson's disease rating scale
VGCC Voltage-gated calcium channel
VGKC Voltage-gated potassium channel
VZV Varicella zoster virus
WCC White cell count
WISC Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children