Rudy Capildeo

Biography

Rudy Capildeo is a Consultant Neurologist who set up one of the first PD clinics in London, UK in 1973 at The Charing Cross Hospital where he also organised the first major International PD Symposium in 1979 when Sinemet Plus was first introduced by MSD (proceedings publication “Research Progress in PD, F Clifford Rose & R Capildeo, Pitman Medical). He was a Senior Investigator in the 5-year Sinemet CR First Trial (Neurology 1998, Jun; 50 (6 Suppl.6): S 15-17). A frequent presenter in national and international meetings he continues his interest in PD in his work and in his role as a teacher. Rudy Capildeo is a Consultant Neurologist who set up one of the first PD clinics in London, UK in 1973 at The Charing Cross Hospital where he also organised the first major International PD Symposium in 1979 when Sinemet Plus was first introduced by MSD (proceedings publication “Research Progress in PD, F Clifford Rose & R Capildeo, Pitman Medical). He was a Senior Investigator in the 5-year Sinemet CR First Trial (Neurology 1998, Jun; 50 (6 Suppl.6): S 15-17). A frequent presenter in national and international meetings he continues his interest in PD in his work and in his role as a teacher.

Research Interest

Headaches/migraine; Parkinson's Disease; Multiple Sclerosis; Epilepsy; Dementia - Alzheimer's and Vascular; Stroke Illnesses; Myasthenia Gravis; Rehabilitation of Neurological Illnesses; Brain and Spinal Tumours; Spinal Disorders; Peripheral Nerve Diseases including Guillain-Barre; Medico-legal work since 1985; Dizziness; Sleep; Neuroepidemiology