title: [Braindex--an expert system for the diagnosis of brain death].
abstract: An IBM PC-based system was developed as a decision-supporting system for the diagnosis of brain death. Braindex has been realized with the expert system Tool PC-Plus, and includes a knowledge base containing 300 rules organized in 8 frames. Both forward chaining and backward chaining are used in the inference engine. Braindex also includes a text archive and a lexicon. The data of 42 brain death patients are stored in the data bank (300 parameter per patient). The system is presently in the first stage of clinical application.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pfurtscheller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moik
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Haase
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005103:Expert Systems; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D012984:Software
vernacular_title: Braindex--ein Expertensystem für die Hirntoddiagnostik.