Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease affects the behaviors of people much the same way other neural degeneration diseases do, such as Alzheimer's and Huntington's. Some affected of the disease may act uncharacteristically aggressive due to themselves being frightened, humiliated, and or frustrated. The disease rapidly causes degeneration of the cerebral cortex or higher thinking portion of the brain therefore, like with Alzheimer’s, judgement and self-control will likely be affected. Good behavior and manners learned during childhood may be completely forgotten. Those affected may worry that they are being judged for mistakes they make or things they have forgotten because they are unable to understand that it is the disease, not them, that is at fault.
