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. 2012 Feb 13;2012:690362. doi: 10.1155/2012/690362

Table 1.

Hypoglycemia causes in neurocritical care patients.

(i) Starvation
  Prolonged hospitalization
  Pregnancy
(ii) Drug Induced
  Insulin (intensive insulin therapy)
  Hypoglycemic agents
  Alcohol
  Etomidate
  Beta blockers
  Cyprofloxacin
  Salicylates
  Enalapril
  Warfarin
  Acetaminophen
(iii) Sepsis
(iv) Renal dysfunction
(v) Hepatic dysfunction
(vi) Endocrine
  Hypopituitarism
  Adrenal insufficiency
  Hypothyroidism
  Hyperinsulinemia: parenteral nutrition
(vii) Idiopathic
(viii) Iatrogenic