====== Pseudohypoxic brain swelling ====== Pseudohypoxic [[brain swelling]] (PHBS) is a rare and potentially fatal [[complication]] that may occur in patients following uneventful brain surgery. Fan presented a case of PHBS after [[chronic subdural hematoma surgery]] that developed after [[drill]]ing and [[drainage]]. Neuroimaging findings, pathogenic factors, and therapy are also discussed ((Fan Q. Pseudohypoxic Brain Swelling after Drilling and Drainage for Chronic Subdural Hematoma. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2020 Oct 13. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1712500. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33049793.)).