Stacy Capers is a term female newborn diagnosed with an infection contracted in utero. The healthcare provider advises the parents that the newborn may have spastic cerebral palsy (CP) because of a brain insult related to the infection. When talking with the parents, which area of the brain will the nurse indicate is affected by the insult?
A) Basal ganglia
B) Cerebellum
C) Multiple areas
D) Cerebral cortex"
