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A Desktop Expert System for the Differential Diagnosis of Dementia: An Evaluation Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Leonard A. Plugge ,
Frans R. J. Verhey  and
Jellemer Jolles
Leonard A. Plugge
Affiliation:
State University of Limburg
Frans R. J. Verhey
Affiliation:
State University of Limburg
Jellemer Jolles
Affiliation:
State University of Limburg
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Evince-I is a desktop expert system for the differential diagnosis of dementia, implemented on a personal computer. It is intended to assess the effectiveness of this new technology in modeling a psychiatrist who uses international guidelines for diagnosing dementia. EVINCE-I was tested in diagnosing 19 patients with varying stages of dementia and 10 patients showing other disorders except dementia. EVINCE-I and the human expert were in perfect agreement on the diagnosis of dementia and correlated highly on the diagnosis of dementia of the Alzheimer type and multiple infarct dementia. EVINCE-I thus offers important possibilities as a tool in investigating the data and procedures used by the human expert.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 147 - 156
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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