Polygons are many-sided figures, with sides that are line segments. Polygons are named according to the number of sides and angles they have. The most familiar polygons are the triangle, the rectangle, and the square. A regular polygon is one that has equal sides.
For information about Memory Disorder Clinics and the Florida Brain Bank, see Clinical Evaluation and Research. It is very rare to show signs of dementia before age 40, however the youngest person ever diagnosed with Alzheimerâs was 27 years of age. Alzheimerâs and Downâs Syndrome are both on chromosome 21, and patients who have Downâs Syndrome invariably develop Alzheimerâs if they live long enough.
Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior. Dementia usually occurs in older age. It is rare in people under age 60. The risk of dementia increases as a person gets older. Most types of dementia are nonreversible (degenerative). Nonreversible means the changes in the brain that are causing the dementia cannot be stopped or turned back. Alzheimer disease is the most common type of dementia. Another common type of dementia is vascular dementia. It is caused by many small strokes. Lewy body disease is a common cause of dementia in the elderly. People with this condition have abnormal protein structures in certain areas of the brain.