Summary: Road traffic accidents are one of the leadingrncauses of death in the world [1]. Many cases are preventable by controllingrnhuman factors, which are often involved. Increasingly numerous on the roads,rnmotorcyclists are particularly vulnerable with potentially disabling or fatalrninjuries, which can affect all parts of the body, especially the cephalicrnextremity and the spine.

The Neurosurgery department of HASIGUI is one of the primaryrndestinations for RTA victims involving motorcycles. From the daily observationrnof the department’s activities, it appears that victims of motorcycle accidentsrnare becoming increasingly numerous in practice. We can then ask the questionrnabout the frequency and nature of the types of injuries from RTAs involvingrnmotorcycles in this neurosurgery department of the Sino-Guinean FriendshiprnHospital of Kipé.

The objective was to determine the socio-clinicalrncharacteristics of accident victims involving motorcycles taken care of in thernNeurosurgery department of Kipé.

Materials and methods: This was a retrospective descriptivernstudy over a period of 6 years (January 2015 – December 2020).

Results: Out of a total of 560 RTA cases, we collected 230rncases due to two-wheeled vehicles (41%). The average age of the patients was 34rnyears with extremes of 02 years and 110 years, the age group of 16 to 30 yearsrnwas the most affected (40%). We noted a male predominance of 65% of cases.rnNearly ¾ (70%) of the victims practiced a liberal profession and 46% wererndriving at the time of the accident. We recorded a predominance of daytimernaccidents (94%). The motorcycle-pedestrian collision was the most frequentrn(51%); the initial loss of consciousness was the most common reason forrnhospitalization. 61% of patients had a Glasgow score ≥13; 81% of patients had arncranioencephalic trauma. 12.60% benefited from surgical treatment and 0.86%rnfrom orthopedic treatment.

Conclusion: Motorcycle neurotrauma is frequent in the neurosurgery department of thernSino-Guinean Friendship Hospital of Kipé with serious and very costly sequelae.