Christina Lynch (Lynch) Szperka MD
Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Neurology. Director, Headache Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Neurology.
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3401 Civic Center BlvdChildren's Hospital Of Philadelphia - NeurologyPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-590-1719
Fax+1 215-590-1771
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 2007 - 2010
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Child Neurology, 2007 - 2010- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2007
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Clinical Trials
- The Childhood and Adolescent Migraine Prevention Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
- Occipital Blocks for Acute Migraine Start of enrollment: 2019 Apr 03
- A Study of Galcanezumab (LY2951742) in Participants 12 to 17 Years of Age With Chronic Migraine Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 25
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Quality Improvement Initiative to Implement Anxiety Screening for Children and Teens With Headache and Epilepsy.Christina Murphy, Sara E Molisani, Amanda C Riisen, Carinna M Scotti-Degnan, Dina Karvounides
Neurology. Clinical Practice. 2025-06-01 - Behavioral interventions for migraine prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Jonathan R Treadwell, Amy Y Tsou, Benjamin Rouse, Ilya Ivlev, Julie Fricke
Headache. 2025-04-01 - Association of Race and Ethnicity With Emergency Room Rate of Migraine Diagnosis, Testing, and Management in Children With Headache.Danielle Kellier, Marissa Maliakal Anto, Matt Hall, Jennifer Marin, Kendall Nash
Neurology. 2025-03-11
Journal Articles
- Headache Characteristics in Children with Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome, Elevated Opening Pressure Without Papilledema, and Normal Opening Pressure: A Retrospective Coh...Christina L Szperka, Grant T Liu, Deborah I Friedman, Shana E McCormack, Grace L Paley, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
- Reasons for Manuscript Rejection After Peer Review from the Journal HeadacheChristina L Szperka, Chelsea M Hesterman, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
Authored Content
- Clinical and Prognostic Significance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Opening and Closing Pressures in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeMay 2018
- Clinical and Prognostic Significance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Opening and Closing Pressures in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeMay 2018
- Clinical and Prognostic Significance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Opening and Closing Pressures in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeMay 2018
- Clinical and Prognostic Significance of CSF Opening and Closing Pressures in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeMarch 2018
- Clinical and Prognostic Significance of CSF Opening and Closing Pressures in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri SyndromeMarch 2018
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Press Mentions
Relief for Children’s Migraine HeadachesOctober 7th, 2019
Migraine Is Common in Children, but It Is Often Misdiagnosed. Here’s WhyAugust 1st, 2018
Understanding Pediatric MigraineMarch 15th, 2018- Join now to see all
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