ChristinaLynch(Lynch)SzperkaMD
Child Neurology • Philadelphia, PAAttending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Neurology. Director, Headache Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Neurology.
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Office
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia - Neurology
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-590-1719Fax+1 215-590-1771
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
NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2024- 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
- 4 citationsSymptoms associated with headache in youth.Carlyn Patterson Gentile, Geoffrey K Aguirre, Andrew D Hershey, Christina L Szperka
Cephalalgia. 2023-07-01 - 9 citationsComparison of continuous headache features in youth with migraine, new daily persistent headache, and persistent post-traumatic headache.Carlyn Patterson Gentile, Geoffrey K Aguirre, Andrew D Hershey, Christina L Szperka
Cephalalgia. 2023-01-01 - 742 citationsAnti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor (NMDAR) Encephalitis in Children and AdolescentsNicole R. Florance, Rebecca Davis, Christopher Lam, Christina L. Szperka, Lei Zhou
Annals of Neurology. 2009-07-01
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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