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Re:First images of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain during s... by dhmallon on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @03:57PM (#30278377)
If there is too little CSF (e.g. a CSF leak), the brain 'slumps' but it doesn't "crush itself under gravity".

Too much CSF can lead to hydrocephalus, which is enlargement of the ventricles. I wouldn't describe it as CSF "compressing" the brain tissue.

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