Background: The diadochokinetic (DDK) rate represents an index for assessing motor skills.
It is commonly used in routine clinical evaluation of diseases of the central nervous system …

Abstract Background Aims To investigate the developmental trajectory of the rate and
perceptual assessment of oral diadochokinesis (DDK) in typically developing children …

Diadochokinetic rate has traditionally been used for assessment, diagnosis and therapy in
patients who suffered from oral cancer resection, glossectomy, oral myofunctional disease …

Although diadochokinetic (DDK) tasks are a popular assessment tool in clinical practice, the
interpretation of their results is often limited and obscure. This paper examines the …

Diadochokinetic (DDK) rates are commonly assessed in children with speech–language
disorders, even though the implications of fast or slow DDK rates are not clear. This study …

Aim: To establish reference values concerning the results of oral and vocal fold
diadochokinesis (DDK) assessment, as well as to analyze the differences among gender …

Background: Measures of articulatory diadochokinesis (DDK) are widely used in the
assessment of motor speech disorders and they play a role in detecting abnormality …

The study aimed at evaluating the diadochokinetic (DDK) skills of Greek-speaking preschool
children with phonological disorder (PD) by means of a structured evaluation protocol and at …

Abstract Background and Aim: Children with speech and language disorders can have
reduced diadochokinesis (DDK) rates. Although a relationship has been proposed between …

Objectives: Speech Diadochokinesis (DDK) is defined as the ability to produce repetitive
and fast speech movements. This study aimed at comparing the DDK rate between Farsi …