Spinal Cord Injury
When myelomalacia occurs, the damage done to the spinal cord may range from minimal to extensive. The spinal cord and the brain work together, making them the key components of the central nervous system. Damage to this system affects specific functions of the body, primarily relating to the function of muscles. The areas most commonly injured include the cervical vertebrae (C1-C7), and the lumbar spine (L1-L5). Symptoms
The onset of myelomalacia may be so subtle that it is overlooked. Depending on the extent of the spinal cord injury, the symptoms may vary. In some cases, the symptom may be as common as hypertension. Though every case is different, several cases reported loss of motor functions in the extremities, areflexia or sudden jerks of the limbs, loss of pain perception, or even paralysis; all of which are possible indicators of a damaged and softened spinal cord. In the most severe cases, paralysis of the respiratory system manifests in death. Cause
The most common way the disorder occurs is from a result of hemorrhaging (bleeding within) or inadequate blood supply to the spinal cord, making it weak and susceptible to damage.Because myelomalacia involves a damaged spinal cord, it may occur in any individual. Those most at risk are the geriatric population due to weaker bone density. Once the spinal injury has occurred, one of two things may happen. Firstly, hemorrhaging within the spinal cord may cause compression, which damages the spinal cord even further.
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
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