Dr. Tychicus Chen


Clinical Assistant Professor

Clinic: 1108-750 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1J1

Dr. Chen completed medical school at the University of Manitoba, followed by Adult Neurology Residency Training at the University of British Columbia where he remains on faculty as Clinical Assistant Professor. His academic interests include medical education where he serves as Associate Program Director for the Adult Neurology Residency Program, as well as inpatient acute neurology with several publications including case reports and clinical teaching cases.

Peer Reviewed Publications:

  1. Mesbah-Oskui L, Cairns J, Marzoughi S, Chen T. Ascending paralysis, seizure and reduced consciousness. Pract Neurol. 2022 May 9:practneurol-2022-003383. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2022-003383. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35534194.
  2. Meng D, Alsalem A, Zhang C, Chen T. Clinical Reasoning: A 37-Year-Old Man With Involuntary Movements, Gait Disturbance, and Hyperesthesia. Neurology. 2022 May 17;98(20):851-855. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200514. Epub 2022 Mar 29. PMID: 35351791.
  3. Alsalem A, Marzoughi S, Chen T. Clinical Reasoning: A 72-Year-Old Woman With Rapidly Progressive Bilateral Hearing Loss. Neurology. 2022 Apr 12;98(15):632-637. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200009. Epub 2022 Feb 10. PMID: 35145010.
  4. Lee JD, Chen T. Natalizumab Rebound in Multiple Sclerosis. Neurohospitalist. 2022 Jan;12(1):197-198. doi: 10.1177/19418744211031360. Epub 2021 Jul 7. PMID: 34950414; PMCID: PMC8689555.
  5. Chen T. Teaching Video NeuroImage: Inverted Radial and Wartenberg Thumb Reflex in Cervical Myelopathy. Neurology. 2022 Mar 8;98(10):e1092-e1093. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013262. Epub 2021 Dec 22. PMID: 34937784.
  6. Marzoughi S, Marulanda L, Ngo D, Chen T. Pearls & Oy-sters: Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy With Cardiac Arrest. Neurology. 2022 Feb 22;98(8):336-339. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013220. Epub 2021 Dec 14. PMID: 34906977.
  7. Meng D, Ghavami K, Chen T. Polyminimyoclonus in Hirayama disease. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Oct 1;14(10):e246831. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246831. PMID: 34598974; PMCID: PMC8488738.
  8. Alsaeed M, Lim CAR, Plecash A, Chen T. Paraneoplastic sensorimotor neuropathy and ventral cauda equina nerve root enhancement as initial presentation of small cell lung carcinoma: a case study. BMC Neurol. 2021 Sep 27;21(1):374. doi: 10.1186/s12883-021-02404-4. PMID: 34579672; PMCID: PMC8474708.
  9. Ghavami K, Chen T. Early Hydromyelia as a Rare Complication of Tuberculous Meningitis. Neurohospitalist. 2021 Oct;11(4):368-369. doi: 10.1177/1941874420985989. Epub 2021 Jan 11. PMID: 34567401; PMCID: PMC8442152.
  10. Jones AA, Chen T. Delayed Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome After Ovarian Teratoma Resection. J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 Mar 1;42(1):e450-e451. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001384. Epub 2021 Aug 17. PMID: 34417773; PMCID: PMC8834143.
  11. Lo C, Jones AA, Chen T. Extensive Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Myeloradiculitis in an Immunocompetent Host. Can J Neurol Sci. 2021 Jul 29:1-3. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2021.187. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34321126.
  12. Marzoughi S, Levine A, Yip S, Chen T. Perivenular Enhancement Without Microbleeds Due to Amyloid Beta-Related Angiitis. Neurohospitalist. 2021 Jul;11(3):267-269. doi: 10.1177/1941874420972298. Epub 2020 Nov 9. PMID: 34163556; PMCID: PMC8182397.
  13. Feng TL, Plecash A, Chen T. Extensive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder at First Presentation. Can J Neurol Sci. 2022 May;49(3):428-430. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2021.121. Epub 2021 Jun 2. PMID: 34075865.
  14. Chen T. Clinical Reasoning: A 68-Year-Old Man With Proximal Weakness and Seizures. Neurology. 2021 Jul 27;97(4):e423-e428. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012137. Epub 2021 Apr 30. PMID: 33931546.
  15. Cheema I, Ng N, Chen T. Clinical Reasoning: A 71-year-old Male with Horizontal Gaze Palsy, Anarthria, and Quadriparesis. Neurology. 2021 Apr 14:10.1212/WNL.0000000000012048. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012048. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33853895.
  16. Meng D, Alsaeed M, Randhawa J, Chen T. Retrosplenial Stroke Mimicking Transient Global Amnesia. Can J Neurol Sci. 2021 Nov;48(6):884-885. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2021.6. Epub 2021 Jan 12. PMID: 33431103.
  17. Cheema I, Chen T. Alexia without Agraphia as a Manifestation of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome. Can J Neurol Sci. 2021 Sep;48(5):727-729. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2020.251. Epub 2020 Nov 13. PMID: 33183369.
  18. Zhou LW, Chen T. Teaching NeuroImages: Intracranial extramedullary hematopoiesis: Blood disorders on the mind. Neurology. 2020 Aug 4;95(5):e606-e607. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009926. Epub 2020 Jul 13. PMID: 32661098.