Hydrocephalus generally refers to an increase in intracranial cerebrospinal fluid, causing abnormal enlargement of the ventricles and or subarachnoid space, thus causing a series of symptoms in the clinic, commonly including limb walking impairment, cognitive decline, urinary and fecal incontinence, reduced intelligence, etc. So, can intelligence be restored after hydrocephalus surgery? Hydrocephalus causes great damage to intelligence The impact of hydrocephalus on the patient’s intelligence is still relatively large, such as memory loss, poor calculation ability, apathy, slow reaction, etc. In serious cases, dementia may also occur. However, patients and their families do not have to worry too much, timely to the regular professional hydrocephalus hospital, by experienced experts after surgery, no complications, the patient’s intelligence can still be restored to normal. If the patient is not treated in a timely manner in case of obvious mental impairment and complications arise after surgery, all these factors will affect the recovery of intelligence. Surgical methods for treating hydrocephalus For the treatment of hydrocephalus, most local hospitals adopt ventriculoperitoneal shunts, the main purpose of which is to divert excess cerebrospinal fluid to the abdomen to absorb it and restore the normal function of cerebrospinal fluid. For patients with poor abdominal conditions and poor absorption ability, ventriculothoracic shunts and ventriculoatrial shunts can be considered. These procedures have been clinically practiced and found to have a high chance of postoperative infection and blockage of the shunt, which means that patients may face more problems after surgery. Special techniques of cerebrospinal fluid department In response to the various problems of the above-mentioned procedures, the ventriculoperitoneal shunt has been upgraded and modified, and now it has been developed very mature, which can effectively avoid some postoperative complications. Some patients with hydrocephalus who have mental retardation have gradually regained normal intelligence after a series of characteristic techniques such as long-range drainage of cerebrospinal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid purification, and modified shunt surgery.