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Pitcher's disease: A case of brain fog, arm weakness, numbness, and tingling

Alec Jotte, Nicole Kilada, Michele Richard, and Edward Qian · 2026

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Section 03 of 05

  1. 01Description
  2. 02Discussion
  3. 03Conclusions
  4. 04Funding
  5. 05Disclosures
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Section 3 of 5

Conclusions

Alec Jotte, Nicole Kilada, Michele Richard, and Edward Qian · about 1 minutes

TOS is a rare condition and often a clinical diagnosis of exclusion in which patients can present with a variety of symptoms depending on the nature of the vascular and/or neurogenic compression present. This case of a 56-year-old pitcher highlights an association between TOS and nonspecific cognitive dysfunction, or “brain fog,” which requires additional research to further elucidate.