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Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is one of the major etiologies of acute ischemic stroke, which has a high risk of recurrent stroke, and is especially common in Asian population. The present guidelines aim to provide updated evidence-based recommendations for the management of patients with ICAD. The guidelines covered important topics of ICAD management, including diagnosis, non-pharmacological, pharmacological, interventional and surgical therapies. The writing members included representatives of vascular neurologists, interventional neuroradiologists and Neurosurgeons. One or two writing members were assigned for reviewing updated evidences relevant to each topic and manuscript writing. Subsequently, specific recommendations for each topic were developed by the Taiwan Stroke Society ICAD guidelines consensus group via consensus meetings. Every proposed recommendation was discussed and approved by all members of the consensus group.