GAIT SLOWING ON TRANSITION TO UNEVEN SURFACES: DOPAMINERGIC NEUROTRANSMISSION AND PERIPHERAL SYSTEM RISK FACTORS

Abstract

Identifying mechanisms that compensate for slow gait speed in older adults is crucial. Dopaminergic neurotransmission curbs deleterious associations of cerebrovascular disease with gait, but whether it compensates for peripheral systemic risk factors (PSRF) for gait slowing has not been studied.