Table 6.
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