Corpse sustained a anoxic brain injury when he was four years old. ABI is a brain injury that occurs when the brain is deprived of oxygen. In Corpse’s case this was sustained from drowning in a river near his family’s home. Anoxic brain injuries can be very severe, leading to comas, seizures, and even brain death. In less severe cases they can still be disabling. The prognosis for ABIs is not as good as for TBIs. The brain being injured by force is significantly different from the brain experiencing cell death due to oxygen deprivation. Still, it is possible for some people to recover and eventually become independent (often through intensive physical and occupational therapy, usually in-patient). In some ways though, anoxic brain injury resembles other kinds of TBIs, such as ones from blunt force trauma. In less severe cases issues with self control, judgement, memory, motor function, and executive functioning can still be effective. People who sustain anoxic brain injuries can have issues resembling the problems that someone born with a learning disability might face.
In order to regain full motor function Corpse underwent four years of regular physical therapy. He was in an alternative learning program in school but after several disciplinary problems was eventually homeschooled. His prognosis mentally was supposed to be quite good but due to mishandling from school and at home he has not had the chance to learn or recover, so still suffers from many mental side effects such as sensory issues, poor emotional regulation, and poor decision making skills. Though he has “immature” interests and tends to get along better with children than adults, he should not be considered a “baby” or a child. Though he may have different needs than the typical twenty year old, he is still twenty and deserves to be treated as such.