November 2019
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Objective: To define the epidemiological profile of the neurosurgical activity of hospitalized patients. Patients and methods: We conducted a descriptive retrospective study from January 2018 to August 2019 (18 months) in the neurosurgery department of the Loandjili General Hospital in Pointe Noire, including patients hospitalized for a neurosurgical condition. The parameters evaluated were epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and progressive. Results: 214 patients were hospitalized during the study period of which 143 cases were included in our study. The average age of our patients was 37.9 years with a sex ratio of 1.8 and a mortality of 28.85%. Traumatic pathology accounted for 81.11% of cases. Conclusion: Neurosurgical conditions remain a major public health problem. Neuro-traumatic emergencies remain the main activity of our service. There is an interest in setting up teams that are competent and equipped to improve the management of patients.