A 56-Year-Old Man Passes Away in the Hospital from Problems

A 56-year-old man passes away in the hospital from problems brought on by aspiration. Five days ago, the patient was hospitalized with right-sided weakness, sensory loss, and issues speaking and swallowing. The left frontoparietal region was hypodensified according to a CT scan. A slice of loose, spongy tissue from the aberrant brain region is taken for autopsy investigation. Below are histologic results following lipid staining. The cells most intensely stained in this patient's brain specimen represent which of the following cell types?

A) Astrocytes
B) Ependymal cells
C) Fibroblasts
D) Microglial cells
E) Neutrophils
F) Schwann cells

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