Handling Diagnosis of Schizophrenia by a Hybrid Method

Figure 9

Simplified architecture of Expert SINTA. Source: adapted by the author from information of the LIA-UFC. Knowledge base comprises representative information of facts and rules that the expert uses. Editor of bases is the means by which the shell allows the implementation of desired knowledge bases. Inference machine is the part of the expert system responsible for logical deductions about the knowledge base. Global database consists of the evidence presented by the expert system user during a consultation.