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. 2011;11(1):20–28.

Table 6.

Approach and causes of persistent neonatal hypoglycemia

Ketotic hypoglycaemia Non-ketotic hypoglycaemia
Hormone deficiency Hormone excess
© Cortisol, Growth hormone, ACTH © Hyperinsulinism
Metabolic causes Metabolic causes
© Glycogen storage diseases © Fatty acid oxidation defects
© Organic aciduria © systemic carnitine deficiency
© Mitochondrial disorders © Ketogenesis defects
© Ketolytic defects

ACTH – Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone