Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0394006
JABL: A nonprogressive childhood disorder characterized by a lack of equilibrium, brain dysfunction, retarded psychomotor development, hypotonia, and perceptual abnormalities. Major features are the postural abnormalities manifested by unilateral displacement and sensory disturbances in the form of altered perception. The patient usually complains of nausea, occasional vomiting, and dizziness occurring spontaneously or after change in the position of the head. A sensation that the eye si "swimming," impaired perception or colors, distorted perception of objects, and unsteady gait are the usual complaints. The syndrome was reported in Swedish and in Montana Hutterite patients. Not to be confused with a complication of hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis which is termed "disequilibrium syndrome."