Is the identification of antibodies against the nervous tissue an indicator of brain injury?

Using a modification of the ELISA method, auto-antibodies against the own n ervous tissue have been identified in the serum of laboratory rats. The pre valence of the IgM class of antibodies suggests their physiological signifi cance. Antibody levels are higher in females than in males. Brain hypoxic i njury brings about a shift in the spectrum of antibodies rewards the IgG cl ass. It I nay thus serve as an indicator of brain impairment caused by a la ck of oxygen.