|
Ab |
antibody |
|
ABGA |
anti-basalganglia antibody |
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ACE |
angiotensin-convertingenzyme |
|
AchR |
acetylcholinereceptor |
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ACLA |
anti-cardiolipin antibody |
|
ACTH |
adrenocorticotropic hormone |
|
ADEM |
acutedemyelinatingencephalomyelitis |
|
ADC |
AIDSdementia complex |
|
AECA |
anti-endothelial cell antibody |
|
AFP |
alpha fetoprotein |
|
Ag |
antigen |
|
AHLAI |
acutehemorrhagicleukoencephalitis antibodyindex |
|
AIDP |
acute inflammatory demyelinatingpoly-neuropathy |
|
AIDS |
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
|
AIP |
acuteintermittent porphyria |
|
ALD |
adrenoleukodystrophy |
|
ALL |
acutelymphoblastic leukemia |
|
ALS |
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
|
ALS |
5-aminolevulinic acid |
|
ALT |
alanine aminotransferase |
|
AMA |
anti-mitochondria antibody |
|
AMAN |
acutemotor axonal neuropathy |
|
AMSAN |
acute motorand sensoryaxonal neuropathy |
|
ANA |
antinuclear antibody |
|
ANab |
antineural antibody |
|
ANCA |
anti-neutrophilcytoplasmic antibody |
|
ANNA |
anti-neuronal nuclear antibody |
|
APAAP |
alkalinephosphatase anti-alkaline phosphatase |
|
APase |
alkaline phosphatase |
|
ApoE |
apolipoproteinE |
|
APP |
amyloid precursor protein |
|
APS |
antiphospholipid syndrome |
|
aPTT |
activated partialthromboplastin time |
|
ASA |
acetylsalicylic acid |
|
ASL |
antistreptolysin (titer) |
|
ASAT |
aspartateaminotransferase |
|
ATG |
anti-thymocyte globulin |
|
ATPase |
adenosinetriphosphatase |
|
bAk |
Bundesarztekammer (GermanMedical Association) |
|
bDNA |
branched DNA |
|
BGA |
blood gasanalysis |
|
BHI |
brain-heart infusion |
|
BJP |
BenceJones protein |
|
BMI |
bodymassindex |
|
bp |
base pair |
|
CADASIL |
cerebralautosomaldominantarteriopathy with subcortical infarcts andleukoencephal-opathy |
|
CANOMAD |
chronic ataxic neuropathy, ophthalmoplegia, IgMparaprotein, cold agglutinins, and disialosyl antibodies |
|
CC |
cell count |
|
CCT |
cranial computed tomography |
|
CD |
clusterofdifferentiation |
|
CDC |
Centersfor Disease Control andPrevention |
|
CT |
computedtomography |
|
CDG |
carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein |
|
cDNA |
complementaryDNA |
|
CDR |
complementarydeterminingregion |
|
CDT |
carbohydrate-deficienttransferrin |
|
CEA |
carcinoembryonic antigen |
|
CEE |
Central European encephalitis |
|
CFT |
complementfixation test |
|
CHD |
coronary heart disease |
|
CIDP |
chronic inflammatorydemyelinatingpoly-neuropathy |
|
CJD |
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease |
|
CK |
creatine kinase |
|
CMT |
Charcot-Marie-Toothdisease |
|
CMV |
cytomegalovirus |
|
CNPase |
cyclic nucleotidephosphohydrolase |
|
CNS |
central nervoussystem |
|
COHb |
carboxyhemoglobin |
|
COX |
cytochrome coxidase |
|
CPE |
cytopathic effect |
|
CPEO |
chronic progressiveexternalophthalmoplegia |
|
CREST |
calcinosis, Raynaud'sphenomenon, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia |
|
CRH |
corticotropin-releasing hormone |
|
CRMP |
collapsin-responsive mediator protein |
|
CRP |
C-reactive protein |
|
CSF |
cerebrospinalfluid |
|
CV |
coefficient of variation |
|
CZF |
cerebellar zincfinger |
|
DAD |
diabetes mellitusand deafness |
|
DGUOK |
deoxyguanosine kinase |
|
DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
|
dsDNA |
double-strandedDNA |
|
DST |
dexamethasone suppression test |
|
DTR |
deep tendon reflexes |
|
EBV |
Epstein-Barr virus |
|
EEG |
electroencephalogram |
|
EDTA |
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
|
EIA |
enzymeimmunoassay |
|
EITB |
enzyme-linkedimmunoelectrotransfer blot |
|
ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
|
EM |
electron microscopy |
|
EMA |
epithelialmembraneantigen |
|
ENA |
extractable nuclear antigen |
|
ERG |
electroretinogram |
|
ESR |
erythrocyte sedimentationrate |
|
ET |
essentialthrombocythemia |
|
FABP |
fatty-acid-binding protein |
|
FFI |
fatal familial insomnia |
|
FDG-PET |
positron emissiontomographyusing fluoro-deoxyglucose |
|
FIA |
fluorescence immunoassay |
|
FITC |
fluorescein isothiocyanate |
|
FPIA |
fluorescence-polarization immunoassay |
|
FRDA |
Friedreich'sataxia |
|
FSH |
follicle-stimulatinghormone |
|
FSHD |
facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy |
|
FSME |
Fruhsommer-Meningo-Encephalitis (r CEE, TBE) |
|
FT3 |
free triiodothyronine |
|
FT4 |
free thyroxine |
|
FTA-ABS |
fluorescenttreponemal antibodyabsorption |
|
FTD |
frontotemporal dementia |
|
FTDP-17 |
frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism linkedtochromosome 17 |
|
FTLD |
frontotemporal lobar degeneration |
|
GAD |
glutamate decarboxylase |
|
GalNAc |
N-acetylgalactosamine |
|
GBS |
Guillian-Barre syndrome |
|
GC |
gaschromatography |
|
GFAP |
glial fibrillaryacidic protein |
|
GGT |
gamma-glutamyl transferase |
|
GH |
growthhormone |
|
GLG |
gasliquid chromatography |
|
GOT |
glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase |
|
GPL |
IgG-phospholipid antibody unit |
|
GPT |
glutamate pyruvate transaminase |
|
GROD |
granular osmophilic deposits |
|
GSS |
Gerstmann-Strausslersyndrome |
|
HAI |
hemagglutination inhibition assay |
|
Hb |
hemoglobin |
|
HbA1c |
glycosylated hemoglobin |
|
HBV |
hepatitis Bvirus |
|
HbS |
sickle cell hemoglobin |
|
HC |
homocysteine |
|
hCG |
human chorionic gonadotropin |
|
HCP |
hereditarycoproporphyria |
|
Hct |
hematocrit |
|
HCV |
hepatitis Cvirus |
|
HD |
Huntington'sdisease |
|
HDL |
high-density lipoprotein |
|
HE |
hematoxylin-eosin |
|
HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
|
HLA |
human leukocyteantigen |
|
HMSN |
hereditarymotor sensoryneuropathy |
|
HNA |
hereditary neuralgicamyotrophy |
|
HNPP |
hereditaryneuropathywith liabilityto pressurepalsy |
|
HSAN |
hereditary sensory andautonomic neuropathy |
|
HPLC |
high-pressure liquid chromatography |
|
HRP |
horseradishperoxidase |
|
HSP |
heatshock protein |
|
HSS |
Hallervorden-Spatzsyndrome |
|
HSV |
herpes simplexvirus |
|
IBM |
inclusionbodymyositis |
|
ICAM |
intracellular adhesion molecule |
|
ICP |
intracranial pressure |
|
IDL |
intermediate densitylipoprotein |
|
IEF |
isoelectric focusing |
|
IF |
intrathecal fraction |
|
IFT |
indirect immunofluorescence test |
|
Ig |
immunoglobulin |
|
IHA |
indirect hemagglutination |
|
IL |
interleukin |
|
INCAT |
Inflammatory NeuropathyCause and Treatment(group) |
|
INR |
international normalizedratio |
|
INSTAND |
Institutefor Standardizationand Documentation in theMedical Laboratory |
|
IRMA |
immunoradiometric assay |
|
ITPA |
intrathecal Treponema pallidum antibody |
|
JCV |
John Cunningham virus |
|
kDa |
kilodalton |
|
KSS |
Kearns-Sayre syndrome |
|
LAL |
Limulus amebocyte lysate |
|
LAMP |
lysosome-associatedmembrane protein |
|
LBD |
Lewybody dementia |
|
LC |
liquidchromatography |
|
LDH |
lactate dehydrogenase |
|
LDL |
low density lipoprotein |
|
LEMS |
Lambert-Eatonmyasthenic syndrome |
|
LH |
luteinizinghormone |
|
LHON |
Leber'shereditaryoptic atrophy |
|
LIA |
luminescenceimmunoassay |
|
LP |
lumbarpuncture |
|
LPL |
lipoprotein lipase |
|
LS |
Leigh'ssyndrome |
|
mAb |
monoclonal antibody |
|
MAD |
myoadenylate deaminase |
|
MADD |
myoadenylate deaminase deficiency |
|
MAG |
myelin-associatedglycoprotein |
|
Mb |
megabase |
|
MBP |
myelin basic protein |
|
MCH |
meancorpuscularhemoglobin |
|
MCTD |
mixedconnective tissuedisease |
|
MCV |
meancorpuscular volume |
|
MELAS |
mitochondrial encephalomyelopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelikeepisodes |
|
MERRF |
myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers |
|
MetHb |
methemoglobin |
|
MFS |
Miller-Fischer syndrome |
|
MG |
myastheniagravis |
|
MGUS |
monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance |
|
MHC |
majorhistocompatibilitycomplex |
|
MID |
multi-infarctdementia |
|
MLD |
metachromaticleukodystrophy |
|
MMA |
methylmalonic acid |
|
MMN |
multifocal motor neuropathy |
|
MND |
muscle-specific tyrosine kinase |
|
MNGIE |
myoneurogenicgastrointestinal encephalopathy |
|
MOG |
myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein |
|
MPL |
IgM-phospholipid antibody unit |
|
MPO |
myeloperoxidase |
|
MPS |
mucopolysaccharidosis |
|
MRI |
magnetic resonanceimaging |
|
mRNA |
messengerRNA |
|
MRZ |
measles, rubella, (varicella) zoster |
|
MS |
multiple sclerosis |
|
MS |
mass spectrometry |
|
MSA |
multiple system atrophy |
|
MuSK |
muscle-specific(receptortyrosine)kinase |
|
MW |
molecular weight |
|
NAB |
neutralizingantibody |
|
NAD |
nicotinamideadeninedinucleotide |
|
NADH |
reducedform of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
|
NADH-TR |
ADHtetrazoliumreductase |
|
NARP |
neuropathywith ataxia andretinitis pigmentosa |
|
NASBA |
nucleic-acid-sequence-basedamplification |
|
NAT |
nucleic acid amplification technique |
|
NC |
nitrocellulose |
|
NCL |
neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis |
|
NF |
neurofilament |
|
NFT |
neurofibrillarytangle |
|
NHL |
non-Hodgkinlymphoma |
|
NMO |
neuromyelitis optica |
|
Nova |
neuro-oncological ventral antigen |
|
NSE |
neuron-specific enolase |
|
OCB |
oligoclonalIgG band |
|
OD |
optical density |
|
oGTT |
oralglucose tolerancetest |
|
OKT3 |
anti-CD3 monoclonalantibody |
|
OMS |
Opsoclonus-myoclonussyndrome |
|
OSP |
oligodendrocyte-specific protein |
|
Osp |
outersurface protein |
|
OTC |
ornithinetranscarbamylase |
|
PA |
progressiveaphasia |
|
PAGE |
polyacrylamide gelelectrophoresis |
|
PAI |
plasminogen activator inhibitor |
|
PACNS |
primaryangiitis of thecentral nervoussystem |
|
PAN |
polyarteritis nodosa |
|
PANDAS |
pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric dis-ordersassociated withstreptococcal Infections |
|
PAP |
peroxidase-anti-peroxidase |
|
PAS |
periodic-acid - Schiff |
|
PBG |
porphobilinogen |
|
PBG-D |
porphobilinogendeaminase |
|
PCA |
Purkinjecellantibody |
|
PCD |
paraneoplastic cerebellardegeneration |
|
PCNSL |
primaryCNS lymphoma |
|
PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
|
PCT |
procalcitonin |
|
PDH |
pyruvatedehydrogenase |
|
PEEP |
positive end-expiratory pressure |
|
PEM |
paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis |
|
PERM |
progressive encephalitis with rigidity and myoclonus |
|
PET |
positron emissiontomography |
|
PHF |
pairedhelical filaments |
|
Pi |
inorganic phosphate |
|
pI |
isoelectric point |
|
PLAP |
placentalalkaline phosphatase |
|
PLP |
proteolipid protein |
|
PML |
progressivemultifocal leukoencephalopathy |
|
PMP |
peripheral myelinprotein |
|
PM-Scl |
polymyositis scleroderma |
|
PNP |
polyneuropathy |
|
PNS |
peripheral nervoussystem |
|
POEMS |
polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, Mprotein, and skin changes |
|
POLG |
polymerase gamma |
|
PPSB |
prothrombincomplex |
|
PrP |
prion protein |
|
PT |
prothrombintime |
|
PTT |
partial thromboplastin time |
|
PVDF |
polyvinylidene difluoride |
|
RBC |
redblood cell(count) |
|
RBP |
retinol-bindingprotein |
|
REAL |
Revised European American Lymphoma (classification) |
|
RIA |
radioimmunoassay |
|
rilibAk |
Richtlinien derBundesdrztekammer (Guidelines of theGermanFederal MedicalSociety) |
|
RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
|
RNP |
ribonucleoprotein |
|
RRA |
radioreceptor assay |
|
rRNA |
ribosomalRNA |
|
RT-PCR |
reverse transcriptase polymerasechain reaction |
|
RyR |
ryanodine receptor |
|
SAE |
subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy |
|
SAH |
subarachnoid hemorrhage |
|
SAP |
sphingolipid activator protein |
|
SCA |
spinocerebellar ataxia |
|
sCD25 |
interleukin-2 receptor |
|
sCJD |
sporadicCreutzfeldt-Jacobdisease |
|
Scl-70 |
scleroderma 70-kDa antigen |
|
SCLC |
small-cell lung carcinoma |
|
SD |
standard deviation |
|
SD |
semanticdementia |
|
SDH |
succinatedehydrogenase |
|
SDS |
sodiumdodecyl sulfate |
|
SEP |
somatosensory evoked potential |
|
SGLPG |
sulfate-3-glucuronyl-neolactose paragloboside |
|
SGPG |
sulfate-3-glucuronyl paragloboside |
|
SGTC |
secondary generalizedtonic-clonic (seizures) |
|
SIADH |
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
|
SIRS |
systemic inflammatoryresponse syndrome |
|
SLE |
systemic lupus erythematosus |
|
TPHA |
Treponemapallidum hemagglutination |
|
SMA |
spinal muscularatrophy |
|
TPLA |
Treponemapallidum latex agglutination |
|
SMN |
survival motorneuron |
|
TPO |
thyroidperoxidase |
|
SNE |
subacute necrotizing encephalopathy |
|
TPOAb |
thyroid peroxidase antibody |
|
SNV |
Sin Nombre virus |
|
TP-PA |
Treponemapallidum particle agglutination |
|
SPECT |
single photon emission computed tomography |
|
TRAb |
thyrotropin receptor antibody |
|
SPP |
spastic paraplegia(paraparesis) |
|
TRH |
thyrotropin-releasinghormone |
|
SPS |
stiffpersonsyndrome |
|
TSD |
Tay-Sachs disease |
|
SS |
Sjogren'ssyndrome |
|
TSH |
thyroid-stimulatinghormone |
|
SSN |
subacute sensoryneuronopathy |
|
TT |
thrombin time |
|
SSPE |
subacute sclerosingpanencephalitis |
|
TTR |
transthyretin (prealbumin) |
|
TBE |
tick-borne encephalitis |
|
vCJD |
variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease |
|
TBG |
thyroxine-binding globulin |
|
VDRL |
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory |
|
TCA |
trichloroacetic acid |
|
VEP |
visual evoked potential |
|
TDM |
therapeuticdrugmonitoring |
|
VGCC |
voltage-gated calciumchannels |
|
TFPI |
tissue factorpathway inhibitor |
|
VGKC |
voltage-gated potassiumchannels |
|
TGA, TgAb |
hyroglobulin antibody |
|
VLCFA |
verylongchain fattyacids |
|
TIA |
transientischemic attack(s) |
|
VLDL |
very lowdensity lipoprotein |
|
TLC |
thin-layer chromatography |
|
VlsE |
variable lipoprotein surfaceantigen of Borrelia |
|
TLE |
temporal lobe epilepsy |
|
VP |
variegate porphyria |
|
TNF |
tumor necrosis factor |
|
VZV |
varicella-zoster virus |
|
TP |
thymidinephosphorylase |
|
WHO |
World HealthOrganization |
|
Tp |
Treponemapallidum |
|
WNV |
West Nile virus |