Health is precious, especially nowadays when various diseases are highly prevalent and you may get sick if you are not careful. Hydrocephalus is one of the more dangerous diseases. Once hydrocephalus is formed, it will form pressure on the brain tissues, causing serious consequences, and if it is not treated in time, it may also jeopardize the safety of life. So how exactly is hydrocephalus formed? Many patients are puzzled, in fact, the formation of hydrocephalus is closely related to the cerebrospinal fluid. The human brain and spinal cord are surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid, and the cerebrospinal fluid is in a balanced state of constant production, circulation and reflux. When certain craniocerebral diseases occur, the balance of the cerebrospinal fluid is broken, and the cerebrospinal fluid is secreted in excess, which enlarges the ventricular system and the subarachnoid space, resulting in the formation of hydrocephalus. When hydrocephalus is formed, it means that the brain is in crisis, and the consequences are even worse if it is not treated in time. Can hydrocephalus be recovered with conservative treatment? Hydrocephalus can be treated with medication and surgery. If the patient’s condition is not very serious, a small number of patients can be treated conservatively with medication and may be able to achieve certain results. However, for the majority of hydrocephalus patients, surgery is still the main clinical treatment. Currently, the conventional treatment for hydrocephalus is hydrocephalus shunt, which utilizes a shunt tube to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricles of the brain to the abdominal cavity and other parts of the body. However, this conventional surgical method has some disadvantages, with many postoperative complications and a high clinical failure rate.