Which type of edema results from cerebrospinal fluid shifting from high pressures in the ventricles to lower pressures in the brain interstitium as the result of hydrocephalus?

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Transependymal edema occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shifts from the ventricles into the brain interstitium due to increased ventricular pressure, as seen in hydrocephalus. This process is distinct from the mechanisms that cause cytotoxic, osmotic, and vasogenic edema.

Which Type of Edema Results from Cerebrospinal Fluid Shifting from High