1. ‘On the Way to Higher Skills’

   • Nikolaus Netzer
   • Kingman P. Strohl

   Editorial Pages: 1 - 2

2. Mortality in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Association with Impaired Wakefulness

   • J. Steven Poceta
   • Daniel I. Loube
   • Merrill M. Mitler

   Original Article Pages: 3 - 8

3. Persistence of Apnea in Wakefulness in a Patient with Postradiation Pharyngitis

   • Daniel I. Loube
   • Matthew M. McCambridge
   • Teotimo Andrada

   Original Article Pages: 9 - 12

4. Executive Functions in Persons with Sleep Apnea

   • Michelle M. Lee
   • Milton E. Strauss
   • Susan Redline

   Original Article Pages: 13 - 16

5. The Origin of Pharyngeal Obstruction during Sleep

   • Laurence I. Barsh

   Review Article Pages: 17 - 21

6. Disorders of Sleep and Breathing during Sleep in Neuromuscular Disease

   • Erik Van Lunteren
   • Henry J. Kaminski

   Review Article Pages: 23 - 30

7. Severity of Illness and Treatment Thresholds: Managed-Care Strategies in Sleep Medicine

   • Kingman P. Strohl

   Review Article Pages: 31 - 33

8. Fat and Prejudice

   • Michael P. Coppola

   Controversies in Sleep Medicine—Essay Pages: 35 - 36

9. Who is Mr. Z?

   • Alberto Braghivoli

   Second Opinion Pages: 37 - 38