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Babies and small children are at much greater risk for developing hyponatremia than adults. Why is this?.
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Babies and small children are at much greater risk for developing hyponatremia than adults. Why is this?.

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Because of their higher brain/intracranial volume ratio, children are at increased risk for these sequelae compared with adults.

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