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Table 5

From: Dizziness reported by elderly patients in family practice: prevalence, incidence, and clinical characteristics

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Symptom in Dutch -

English translation

1. draai*

draaierig

giddy/spinning sensation (V)

2. vertig*

vertigo

vertigo (V)

3. zweve*

zweverig

giddy (V)

4. collab*

collaberen

collapsing (P)

5. collap*

collaps

collapse (P)

6. flauw*

flauwte

faint feeling (P)

7. licht in

licht in het hoofd

lightheadedness (P)

8. onwel*

onwelwording

becoming unwell (P)

9. zwart voor

zwart voor de ogen

everything turning black (P)

10. evenwicht*

evenwichtsstoornis

loss of equilibrium (E)

11. onvast*

onvast (ter been)

instability (E)

12. valnei*

valneiging

tendency to fall (E)

13. wankel*

wankel (ter been)

to be unsteady on one's legs (E)

14. dizz*

dizzy

dizzy (N)

15. duizel*

duizeligheid

dizziness (N)

  1. *: truncation
  2. V: subtype vertigo; P: subtype presyncope; D: subtype disequilibrium; N: no subtype[11, 25].