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| status = [[Sylar]] left the shunt on the floor of [[Sylar's cell|his cell]]. |
| status = [[Sylar]] left the shunt on the floor of [[Sylar's cell|his cell]]. |
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[[The Company]] implants a cerebral '''shunt''' into the [[brain]]s of some of their [[evolved human]] prisoners. |
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==About== |
==About== |
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===[[Episode:Distractions|Distractions]]=== |
===[[Episode:Distractions|Distractions]]=== |
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After surprising [[Mr. Bennet]], Sylar forcibly removes the shunt by ripping it out of his skull. |
After surprising [[Mr. Bennet]], Sylar forcibly removes the shunt by ripping it out of his skull. |
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===[[Angels and Monsters]]=== |
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[[Angela]] places [[Peter]] in a [[Level 5]] cell and puts a shunt in his head to incapacitate him. |
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===[[Dying of the Light]]=== |
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[[Sylar]] forcefully removes the shunt from [[Peter]]'s face. Later, Peter reinserts the shunt into Sylar's nose. |
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==Notes== |
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* In a [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20281 Behind the Eclipse session], writer-producers [[Joe Pokaski]] and [[Aron Coleite]] said that [[Danko]] pumps [[evolved humans]] with a liquid that is a "derivative of the same drug that they shunted Sylar with." |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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* A cerebral shunt is commonly used to treat patients with ''hydrocephalus'', a condition where excess fluid under the skull creates pressure on the brain. The shunt helps to relieve pressure by draining the fluid. The exact purpose of |
* A cerebral shunt is commonly used to treat patients with ''hydrocephalus'', a condition where excess fluid under the skull creates pressure on the brain. The shunt helps to relieve pressure by draining the fluid. The exact purpose of the Company's shunt is unknown, though the shunt does seem to effective incapacitate the patient. |
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* In the [[commentary]] for ''[[The Fix]]'', writer [[Natalie Chaidez]] said that the shunt was used to drain [[Sylar]]'s [[brain]] fluid for testing purposes. |
* In the [[commentary]] for ''[[The Fix]]'', writer [[Natalie Chaidez]] said that the shunt was used to drain [[Sylar]]'s [[brain]] fluid for testing purposes. |
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Image:Primatech Sylar031.jpg|Sylar's medical file from [[primatechpaper.com]] notes he had a shunt. |
Image:Primatech Sylar031.jpg|Sylar's medical file from [[primatechpaper.com]] notes he had a shunt. |
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Image:Shunt sylar removes.jpg|Sylar forcibly removes the shunt in [[Sylar's cell|his cell]]. |
Image:Shunt sylar removes.jpg|Sylar forcibly removes the shunt in [[Sylar's cell|his cell]]. |
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Image:Peter's shunt.jpg|Peter has a shunt in his head. |
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Image:Peter's nasal shunt.jpg|Peter's shunt goes directly to his nose. |
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* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003019.htm Ventriculoperitoneal shunt] on MedlinePlus |
* [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003019.htm Ventriculoperitoneal shunt] on MedlinePlus |
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Latest revision as of 03:12, 4 March 2009
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| First mentioned: | Distractions |
| Owned by: | The Company |
| Current status: | Sylar left the shunt on the floor of his cell. |
The Company implants a cerebral shunt into the brains of some of their evolved human prisoners.
About
Godsend
After Eden McCain's death, Sylar is put through a series of tests by the Company. In order to examine his brain, a shunt is implanted into his skull.
Distractions
After surprising Mr. Bennet, Sylar forcibly removes the shunt by ripping it out of his skull.
Angels and Monsters
Angela places Peter in a Level 5 cell and puts a shunt in his head to incapacitate him.
Dying of the Light
Sylar forcefully removes the shunt from Peter's face. Later, Peter reinserts the shunt into Sylar's nose.
Notes
- In a Behind the Eclipse session, writer-producers Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite said that Danko pumps evolved humans with a liquid that is a "derivative of the same drug that they shunted Sylar with."
Trivia
- A cerebral shunt is commonly used to treat patients with hydrocephalus, a condition where excess fluid under the skull creates pressure on the brain. The shunt helps to relieve pressure by draining the fluid. The exact purpose of the Company's shunt is unknown, though the shunt does seem to effective incapacitate the patient.
- In the commentary for The Fix, writer Natalie Chaidez said that the shunt was used to drain Sylar's brain fluid for testing purposes.
Gallery
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Sylar's medical file from primatechpaper.com notes he had a shunt. -
Sylar forcibly removes the shunt in his cell. -
Peter has a shunt in his head. -
Peter's shunt goes directly to his nose.
External Links
- Shunt — Wikipedia
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt on MedlinePlus
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