Robert King, MD
Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Scientist in the Child Study CenterCards
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2024
Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Stereotypical Movement Disorders and Tic Disorders
Vitulano L, Vitulano M, King R, Yazgan M, Leckman J. Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Stereotypical Movement Disorders and Tic Disorders. 2024, 1685-1707. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51366-5_45.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopmental coordination disorderStereotypic movement disorderTic disordersCoordination disorderMotor skillsBest practice assessmentsNeurodevelopmental disorder groupMotor disordersMovement disordersSelf-bitingHead bangingNeurobiological disorderMotor behaviorHand flappingDisordersPractical assessmentEarly-onsetNonrhythmic movementsChildrenGroup of conditionsJerking movementsMagnetic resonance imaging techniquesSkillsIndividualsThe Challenge of Examining Social Determinants of Health in People Living With Tourette Syndrome
Dy-Hollins M, Carr S, Essa A, Osiecki L, Lackland D, Voeks J, Mejia N, Sharma N, Budman C, Cath D, Grados M, King R, Lyon G, Rouleau G, Sandor P, Singer H, Chibnik L, Mathews C, Scharf J. The Challenge of Examining Social Determinants of Health in People Living With Tourette Syndrome. Pediatric Neurology 2024, 155: 55-61. PMID: 38608551, PMCID: PMC11132913, DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2024.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental educational attainmentEthnic minority groupsEducational attainmentSocial determinants of healthExamining social determinants of healthNon-Hispanic White individualsDeterminants of healthDiagnosis ageNon-Hispanic whitesMinority groupsHispanic individualsWhite individualsSignificant disparitiesLogistic regressionParental educationNon-whiteComorbid conditionsNon-parametric testsEthnicityGroup differencesSymptom onsetOutcomesParticipantsResearch studiesTourette syndrome
2023
Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Stereotypical Movement Disorders and Tic Disorders
Vitulano L, Vitulano M, King R, Yazgan M, Leckman J. Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Stereotypical Movement Disorders and Tic Disorders. 2023, 1-23. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42825-9_45-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStereotypic movement disorderTic disordersDevelopmental coordination disorderMovement disordersMotor disordersCoordination disorderMotor skillsNeurodevelopmental disorder groupMagnetic resonance imaging techniquesBest practice assessmentHead bangingHand flappingNeurobiological disorderDisorder groupMotor behaviorDisordersNonrhythmic movementsSuch childrenPractice assessmentUnwanted attentionChildrenImaging techniquesSkillsYearsRecurrent
2022
Mispatterning and interneuron deficit in Tourette Syndrome basal ganglia organoids
Brady M, Mariani J, Koca Y, Szekely A, King R, Bloch M, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Leckman J, Vaccarino F. Mispatterning and interneuron deficit in Tourette Syndrome basal ganglia organoids. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 5007-5019. PMID: 36447010, PMCID: PMC9949887, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01880-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeInterneuron deficitsGABAergic interneuronsHealthy controlsNeurodevelopmental underpinningsNeuropathological deficitsBG circuitryNeuropsychiatric disordersDecreased differentiationT patientsInterneuronsAltered expressionPotential mechanismsCilia disruptionSonic hedgehogOrganoidsStem cellsTS individualsPluripotent stem cellsGli transcription factorsDeficitsOrganoid differentiationEarly stagesCholinergicPatientsPhenomenology of Tics and Sensory Urges
Leckman J, Bloch M, Sukhodolsky D, Artukoğlu B, Scahill L, King R. Phenomenology of Tics and Sensory Urges. 2022, 6-25. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197543214.003.0002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComprehensive Assessment Strategies
King R, Landeros-Weisenberger A. Comprehensive Assessment Strategies. 2022, 335-342. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197543214.003.0020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
The PNKD gene is associated with Tourette Disorder or Tic disorder in a multiplex family
Sun N, Nasello C, Deng L, Wang N, Zhang Y, Xu Z, Song Z, Kwan K, King R, Pang Z, Xing J, Heiman G, Tischfield J. The PNKD gene is associated with Tourette Disorder or Tic disorder in a multiplex family. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 23: 1487-1495. PMID: 28894297, PMCID: PMC5847395, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsense-mediated mRNA decayNonsense mutationMultiplex familiesPluripotent stem cellsTD phenotypeDeleterious sequence variantsGenetic architectureMRNA decayHouse bioinformatics pipelineDNA sequencesBioinformatics pipelineTD familyWhole-exome sequencingSequence variantsBiochemical assaysMolecular differencesWhole exomeIsoform levelsStem cellsProtein levelsTD etiologyExome sequencingPNKDHeterozygous nonsense mutationGenesGenetic and phenotypic overlap of specific obsessive-compulsive and attention-deficit/hyperactive subtypes with Tourette syndrome
Hirschtritt M, Darrow S, Illmann C, Osiecki L, Grados M, Sandor P, Dion Y, King R, Pauls D, Budman C, Cath D, Greenberg E, Lyon G, Yu D, McGrath L, McMahon W, Lee P, Delucchi K, Scharf J, Mathews C. Genetic and phenotypic overlap of specific obsessive-compulsive and attention-deficit/hyperactive subtypes with Tourette syndrome. Psychological Medicine 2017, 48: 279-293. PMID: 28651666, PMCID: PMC7909616, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291717001672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderSymmetry/exactnessTourette syndromeLatent class analysisSymptom patternsADHD symptomsHigher psychiatric comorbidity ratesPsychiatric comorbidity ratesExploratory factor analysisHyperactive subtypeComorbidity ratesTS patientsClinical relevanceSpecific subtypesSum scoreUnique phenotypicHyperactivity disorderSymptomsPhenotypic overlapThree-class solutionTraditional diagnostic boundariesAggressive urgesSyndromeSubtypesDiagnostic boundaries896 Genetic and Phenotypic Overlap of Specific Obsessive-Compulsive Subtypes with Tourette Syndrome
Hirschtritt M, Darrow S, Illmann C, Osiecki L, Grados M, Sandor P, Dion Y, King R, Pauls D, Budman C, Cath D, Greenberg E, Lyon G, Yu D, McGrath L, McMahon W, Lee P, Delucchi K, Scharf J, Mathews C. 896 Genetic and Phenotypic Overlap of Specific Obsessive-Compulsive Subtypes with Tourette Syndrome. Biological Psychiatry 2017, 81: s361-s362. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.02.621.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Motor Disorders
Vitulano L, Vitulano M, King R, Leckman J. Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Motor Disorders. 2015, 779-790. DOI: 10.1002/9781118753378.ch47.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Clinical Specialties
Psychiatry; Pediatric Developmental and Behavioral Medicine; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Board Certifications
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Certification Organization
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 1981
Psychiatry
- Certification Organization
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 1974
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Yale Child Study Center Honors Retirees & Award Recipients
- June 19, 2020
Yale Medicine Inaugurates Distinguished Clinical Career Award
- June 14, 2019
Over 200 Yale Medicine Physicians Make 2019 ‘Best Doctors’ List
- January 03, 2018
Tourette disorder study judged among top 5 articles in 2017 by journal Neuron
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