True about status marmoratus is:: (A) Present in basal ganglia, (B) Associated with asphyxia, (C) Have a marbled appearance, (D) All of the above
Answer is D. d. All of the above(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 1126)Status MarmoratusIt is a congenital condition due to maldevelopment of corpus striatum, associated with choreoathetosis, in which the striate nuclei have a marble-like appearance caused by altered myelination in the putamen, caudate and thalamus.It results from acute total asphyxia in basal ganglia of full-term infants.