Hydrocephaly is a condition whereby cerebrospinal fluid accumulates around the brain. What supportive cells continue CSF production despite it backing up in the subarachnoid space?

A.
astrocytes

B.
microglial cells

C.
oligodendrocytes

D.
macrophages

E.
ependymal cells


E

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