A 55-yeаr-оld pаtient with а knоwn histоry of migraines presents to the emergency department. They report experiencing a severe headache that started earlier today. This headache felt different than their usual migraines – more intense and localized differently. Following the peak of the headache, they developed new symptoms: weakness in their right arm and hand, and difficulty speaking clearly. These new symptoms have not resolved and are present several hours later. Physical examination confirms right-sided facial droop, weakness in the right upper extremity, and expressive aphasia (difficulty speaking). Based on the patient's presentation of new, persistent focal neurological deficits occurring in the context of a severe headache, which condition is most likely the cause, according to the information in the sources?
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