Dr. Honey | Vancouver Functional Neurosurgery

Minister of Health (left) announces $1.7M for increased DBS services in B.C. - Read more...

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World Congresses in Vancouver. - Read more...

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The Tenth Nerve - Read more...

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Watch a video of one of our patients telling his story how DBS transformed his life. - Read more...

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Dr Honey discovered a new medical condition called hemi-laryngopharyngeal spasm in 2016. Learn more about HELPS syndrome. - Read more...

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Dr. Honey is Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of British Columbia and Director of the Surgical Centre for Movement Disorders. - Read more...

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Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery Fellowship applications are welcome and details are available on our website - Read more...

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Parkinson’s Disease

Watch a Video on DBS for Parkinson’s disease (Global NEWS, April 2, 2018) (adjust the volume with your mouse at bottom of the video and sorry about the advertisement that precedes the news story) . Read an article about one of our patients with DBS for Parkinson’s (Vancouver Sun, Feb 2020) . . Read another article about one of our...

Tremor

As reviewed on our Parkinson’s Disease page, tremor is rhythmic shaking. It can be caused by Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, stroke, trauma, or a genetic condition called Essential Tremor. Patients who have a poor response to their medications or who can not tolerate them have the option of surgical treatment. Please watch the...

Dystonia

Watch a Video on DBS for Parkinson’s and Dystonia (Global NEWS, April 2, 2018) (adjust the volume with your mouse at bottom of the video and sorry about the advertisement that precedes the news story) This information is designed to help patients talk to their physicians about dystonia and is not intended to provide treatment...

Trigeminal Neuralgia

This information is designed only to help patients talk with their physicians about Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) and is not intended to provide treatment guidelines. There are some excellent patient support group web sites that you might wish to review. Trigeminal Neuralgia Association of CanadaTNA The Facial Pain Association ...

Hemifacial Spasm

This information is designed only to help patients talk with their physicians about Hemifacial Spasm (HFS) and is not intended to provide treatment guidelines. Introduction HFS is a neurologic condition with uncontrolled, repeated contractions of the muscles on one side of the face. It usually begins around the eye and may spread down the...

Multiple Sclerosis

This information is designed only to help patients talk with their physicians about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and is not intended to provide treatment guidelines. Most of the symptoms caused by MS are well treated with appropriate medications under the guidance of Neurologists. The MS Clinic at the University of British Columbia has an international...

DBS Clinic

After implantation of the deep brain stimulator (DBS), the stimulation can be adjusted to maximize the benefits and minimize any side effects. This adjustment of the stimulator is done in the DBS clinic using a very small hand-held computer which rests on top of your shirt. The DBS clinic is located on the eighth floor of the Diamond Healthcare...

Dental Neuralgia or Anesth

This information is designed to help patients talk to their neurosurgeons about their facial pain. It is not intended to give specific treatment guidelines. Introduction There are two different types of physical pain: nociceptive and neuropathic. Nociceptive pain is the body’s normal response to a painful stimulus. This pain is crucial for...

Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia

This information is designed only to help patients talk with their physicians about Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia (GPN) and is not intended to provide treatment guidelines. Introduction Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a very rare neurologic condition that causes intermittent, extremely painful, one-sided throat pain. It is exactly analogous to the...

Hemi-Laryngopharyngeal Spa

Our sentinel paper describing the world’s first recognized case of HEmi-LaryngoPharyngeal Spasm or HELPS was published in the Journal of Neurosurgery (in July 2016). . Here is a link to the paper. . Our more extensive description of three additional cases of HELPS was published in the Journal of Neurosurgery (in July 2018). . Here is a link...

Information for Physicians

Cautery During Surgery Patients with DBS occassionally need other operations. We are quite proud that many of our patients have gone on to require hip and knee replacements because of their increased mobilization after DBS. Surgeons should use bipolar cautery if possible. In an article in the British Journal of Anesthesia (2005) 95:424-427,...

MVD and INS World Congress

The 16th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS) will be held in Vancouver May 2024. Professor Honey is the meeting Chairman. The 3rd World Congress on MVD neurosurgery was hosted in Vancouver July 8-10, 2022. Dr. Honey was the President of this Society (2019-2022) and hosted the meeting. Please see our WEBSITE...

Post Herpetic Neuralgia (o

This information is designed to help patients talk to their neurosurgeons about their facial pain. It is not intended to give specific treatment guidelines. Introduction There are many different pathologies that can cause pain in the region of the face. The most common causes are dental (e.g. sore tooth) and sinus pain (e.g....

Spasmodic Dysphonia

We have a separate website for patients with Spasmodic Dysphonia (SD). Please visit StopSD.com for information about DBS for SD . . The first “DEBUSSY” Trial: Our center routinely treats patients who have essential tremor (ET) with deep brain stimulation (DBS). This operation is designed to reduce their tremors. We have performed...

The Tenth Nerve

Dr. Honey’s book, The Tenth Nerve, has been published by Penguin Random House Canada. It is available at Amazon, Indigo, local bookstores and drchrishoney.com. The book is an homage to several patients who taught him more about medicine than any lecture or professor. ...

VANCOUVER syndrome

Our team has recently successfully operated on the first case in the world where a neurogenic cough was cured by a unilateral decompression of the vagus nerve (MVD surgery). We hope this new syndrome will become known as Vagus Associated Neurogenic Cough Occurring due to Unilateral Vascular Encroachment of the Root. This acronym, VANCOUVER...