This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Pediatrics
True about status marmoratus is all except ? 
Select and explain. 
A. Present in basal ganglia, B. Associated with asphyxia, C. Have a marbled appearance, D. Unilateral
D: Unilateral
Answer: D: Unilateral 
Explanation: Ans. is 'd' i.e., Unilateral o Extrapyramidal cerebral palsy secondary to acute intrapaum near-total asphyxia is associated with bilaterally symmetric lesions in the posterior putamen and ventrolateral thalamus. o These lesions appear to be the correlate of the neuropathologic lesion called status marmoratus in the basal ganglia. o These are present in full-term infants of basal nucleus lesions resulting from acute total asphyxia. o The lesions have a marbled appearance caused by neuronal loss and an overgrowth of myelin in the putamen, caudate, and thalamus.