Salomón Hakim (1922–2011) was a Colombian neurosurgeon and brain scientist This biography examines the social and cultural background through which he emerged as an inquisitive and multi-dimensional surgeon-scientist, and his lifelong contributions to the specialty of neurosurgery. With empirical knowledge in applied medical physics, electronics, electricity and chemistry, he understood the paradoxical phenomenon of symptomatic hydrocephalus with normal cerebrospinal fluid pressure. This ultimately led Hakim to describe in exquisite detail the physics of the cranial cavity and brain hydrodynamics. His name is intertwined with the identification of the entity of a syndrome which had not previously been addressed in the medical literature: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Hakim's syndrome). Additionally, he designed and built various models of valved shunting devices to treat the condition (eg the Hakim programmable valve). Through his selflessness and cogent work, Hakim left a legacy and intellectual heritage that has allowed many colleagues worldwide to save thousands of lives who would be otherwise condemned to oblivion.

萨洛蒙·哈基姆（Salomón Hakim，1922-2011 年）是哥伦比亚神经外科医生和脑科学家。本传记探讨了他成为一名好奇且多维的外科医生科学家的社会和文化背景，以及他对神经外科专业的终生贡献。凭借应用医学物理、电子、电学和化学方面的经验知识，他理解了症状性脑积水与正常脑脊液压力的矛盾现象。这最终导致哈基姆详细地描述了颅腔的物理学和大脑的流体动力学。他的名字与一种以前在医学文献中未曾提及的综合征实体的识别交织在一起：正常压力脑积水（哈基姆综合征）。此外，他还设计并制造了各种型号的阀门分流装置来治疗这种情况（例如 Hakim 可编程阀门）。通过他的无私和令人信服的工作，哈基姆留下了遗产和知识遗产，使世界各地的许多同事能够拯救成千上万的生命，否则他们将注定被遗忘。