Of these 140 learning objectives ECVN Diplomates and ESVN members considered 42
(30%) objectives as not necessary for standard clinical veterinary neurology training, 94
(67%) were graded to be learned at a beginner level and 4 (3%) at an advanced level. The
following objectives were interpreted as the most important day one skills: interpret
laboratory tests, perform a neurological examination and establish a neuroanatomical
localization. In this survey the three most important diseases of the central nervous system
included epilepsy, intervertebral disc disease and inflammatory diseases. The three most
important diseases of the peripheral nervous system included polyradiculoneuritis,
myasthenia gravis and toxic neuropathies.