Table 2.

Knowledge of key conditions management at the end of Stage 1 of training.

Key conditions (end of Stage 1)	Knowledge level required
Impaired consciousness and seizures	4
Cranial trauma	3
Acute hydrocephalus	3
Acute tumour presentations	2
Spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage	2
CNS infections	2
Spinal trauma	2
Spinal oncology	2
Degenerative spinal disorders and cauda equina syndrome	3
Peripheral nerve	2
Emergency paediatric neurosurgery	1