Paralysis (also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage. In the United States, roughly 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed with some form of permanent or transient paralysis. The word "paralysis" derives from the Greek παράλυσις, meaning "disabling of the nerves" from παρά (para) meaning "beside, by" and λύσις (lysis) meaning "making loose". A paralysis accompanied by involuntary tremors is usually called "palsy". Causes
Paralysis is most often caused by damage in the nervous system, especially the spinal cord. Other major causes are stroke, trauma with nerve injury, poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinsons disease, ALS, botulism, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, and Guillain–Barré syndrome. Temporary paralysis occurs during REM sleep, and dysregulation of this system can lead to episodes of waking paralysis. Drugs that interfere with nerve function, such as curare, can also cause paralysis. Pseudoparalysis (pseudo- meaning "false, not genuine", from Greek ψεῦδος) is voluntary restriction or inhibition of motion because of pain, incoordination, orgasm, or other cause, and is not due to actual muscular paralysis. In an infant, it may be a symptom of congenital syphilis. Pseudoparalysis can be caused by extreme mental stresses, and is a common feature of mental disorders such as panic anxiety disorder. Variations
Paralysis can occur in localised or generalised forms, or it may follow a certain pattern.
Convex or convexity may refer to:

Science and technology
Convex lens, in optics

Mathematics
Convex set, containing the whole line segment that joins points
Convex polygon, a polygon which encloses a convex set of points
Convex polytope, a polytope with a convex set of points
Convex metric space, a generalization of the convexity notion in abstract metric spaces
Convex function, when the line segment between any two points on the graph of the function lies above or on the graph
Convex conjugate, of a function
Convexity (algebraic geometry), a restrictive technical condition for algebraic varieties originally introduced to analyze Kontsevich moduli spaces

Economics and finance
Convexity (finance), second derivatives in financial modeling generally
Convexity in economics
Bond convexity, a measure of the sensitivity of the duration of a bond to changes in interest rates
Convex preferences, an individuals ordering of various outcomes

Other uses
Convex Computer, a former company that produced supercomputers

See also
List of convexity topics
Non-convexity (economics), violations of the convexity assumptions of elementary economics
Obtuse angle
All pages with titles beginning with Convex