Match some of the causes of paralysis with their description. question 2 options: autoimmune disease (the immune system attacks your peripheral nervous system) caused by trauma to a network of nerves. nervous system disease that attacks nerve cells called neurons. affects the muscles in the face. a neural tube defect that causes incomplete closure in the spinal column 1. amyotrophaic lateral sclerosis (lou gehrig’s disease) 2. guillain-barre syndrome 3. bells palsy 4. brachial plexus injury 5. spina bifida