Research highlights the impact of aging and gender on diadochokinetic rates in an elderly population, suggesting the need for specific reference values.
The study findings highlighted that the decline in DDK rates may be language-specific. While disagreeing with some of the recent study findings on age-related decline in DDK rate, current findings underscore the need to use gender-specific reference values while assessing the articulatory motor integrity in the Kannada-speaking elderly population.
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